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Melville Island (Canadian Arctic)

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Melville Island (Canadian Arctic), island in the Arctic Ocean, in the Baffin Region of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut territory, in northwestern Canada. It is one of the Queen Elizabeth Islands. Only musk-oxen inhabit the hilly island. It has an area of 42,149 sq km (16,274 sq mi), with elevations rising to 780 m (2,540 ft).



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