Banks Island
island in the Northwest Territories, Canada
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Summary
Banks Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (945 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Northwest Territories[3]
- Country: Canada[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Arctic Ocean[5]
- Continent: North America[6]
- Capital: Sachs Harbour[7]
- Named after: Joseph Banks[8]
- Part of: Canadian Arctic Archipelago[9]
- Commons category: Banks Island[10]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1820[11]
- Located in/on physical feature: Canadian Arctic Archipelago[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Banks Island[13]
- Population: 122[14]
- Described by source: Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[15]
- Native label: Banks Island[16]
- Different from: Banks Island[17]
- Length: 380 km[18]
- Area: 70,028 km²[19]
- Width: 290 km[20]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21]
- P14541: LvYry[22]
Why It Matters
Banks Island has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]