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Melville Peninsula



Keyword Definition

The Melville Peninsula is approximately 400 km long and 100 km wide. It is joined to the Canadian mainland by Rae Isthmus, is bounded on its west side by Committee Bay and is separated from Baffin Island in the north by Fury and Hecla Strait; it faces Foxe Basin in the east.


Source: The Canadian Encyclopedia web site


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