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WHAT DOES BANKS ISLAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Banks Island

Banks Island

One of the larger members of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Banks Island is situated in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is separated from Victoria Island to its east by the Prince of Wales Strait and from the mainland by Amundsen Gulf to its south. The Beaufort Sea lies to its west. To the northeast, M'Clure Strait separates the island from Prince Patrick Island and Melville Island. In 1820 it was seen from Melville Island by Sir William Edward Parry and named "Banks Land" in honour of Sir Joseph Banks. However, during the exploration of the area by Robert McClure the island was marked on their maps as "Baring Island". McClure was frozen in Prince of Wales Strait. That spring he sent out sledging parties and determined that Banks Island was an island. In the following year he almost circumnavigated the island but was again frozen in at Mercy Bay. The only permanent settlement on the island, Sachs Harbour or Ikhuak, an Inuvialuit hamlet, is on the southwest coast. Two federal migratory bird sanctuaries were founded on the island in 1961.

Definition of Banks Island in the English dictionary

The definition of Banks Island in the dictionary is an island of N Canada, in the Northwest Territories: the westernmost island of the Arctic Archipelago. Area: about 67 340 sq km. Other definition of Banks Island is an island of W Canada, off British Columbia. Length: about 72 km.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BANKS ISLAND

Chatham Island
Christmas Island
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Deutschland
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Norfolk Island
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Pitcairn Island
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Vancouver Island
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Synonyms and antonyms of Banks Island in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Banks Island» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BANKS ISLAND

Find out the translation of Banks Island to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Banks Island from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Banks Island» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

班克斯岛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Bancos Island
570 millions of speakers

English

Banks Island
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बैंकों द्वीप
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

جزيرة البنوك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Банки Остров
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bancos Ilha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যাংক দ্বীপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´île Banks
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pulau-pulau Bank
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Banken -Insel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バンクス島
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

은행 섬
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banks Banks
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Đảo ngân hàng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வங்கிகள் தீவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बँक्स आइलॅंड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Banks Adası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Banche Isola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

banki Wyspa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

банки Острів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

băncile Island
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Τράπεζες Νησί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

banke Island
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Banker Island
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Banks Island
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Banks Island

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BANKS ISLAND»

The term «Banks Island» is normally little used and occupies the 119.961 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BANKS ISLAND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Banks Island

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BANKS ISLAND»

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1
Faunal Description and Paleobiology of Eocene Sharks from ...
Although shark teeth are the most abundant vertebrate fossil in the marine record, they are not well documented from polar regions.
Aspen Padilla, 2008
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Ocracoke Wild: A Naturalist's Year on an Outer Banks Island
A collection of essays on the natural history and ecology of Ocracoke Island.
‎2006
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Canoeing North Into the Unknown: A Record of River Travel, ...
86] BANKS ISLAND THOMSEN The Thomsen rises close to Prince of Wales Strait and flows due north through Banks Island Bird Sanctuary No. 2 to empty into McLure Strait. 1952 Thomas Manning and Andrew MacPherson attempted to  ...
Bruce W. Hodgins, Gwyneth Hoyle, 1997
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Historical Atlas of the Arctic
Today it is Banks Island. Map 165 [above). Map illustrating the voyage of Richard Collinson. Mapi6i [left). Leopold M'Clintock's map of his epic sledge journey in 1853, searching for Franklin — and incidentally discovering unknown coasts ...
Derek Hayes, 2003
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The Northern Copper Inuit: A History
These westerners, or Bankslanders as they would later be called, had only recently been attracted to the rich trapping grounds of Banks Island from the Mackenzie Delta region. Prior to the introduction of trapping in the western Arctic, Banks ...
Richard G. Condon, 1996
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Extreme Tourism: Lessons from the World's Cold Water Islands
... 247 Banks Island - community benefits to tourism, 82–83 Banks Island - dangerous but rewarding destination, 78 Banks Island - frontier and natural paradise, 78 Banks Island - sustainable tourism, 84 Banks Island - tourism infrastructure, ...
Godfrey Baldacchino, 2006
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Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia
Rather than returning south, they headed due west for Banks Island. Few animals were sighted,and they were reduced to half-rations before seals and bears became more frequent closer to land. They had brought with them provisions for just ...
William J. Mills, 2003
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Making of an Explorer: George Hubert Wilkins and the ...
Broken ice off the cape delayed his progress briefly, but he finally worked the heavily laden schooner clear of all but scattered ice and started north along the west coast of Banks Island. Castel was in charge of the engine, and Pete Lopez and ...
Stuart E. Jenness, 2004
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Canada's Changing North
Comparisons with other Areas in the Canadian Arctic (Figure 9.3) Western Victoria Island is floristically similar to Banks Island to the west. Banks Island, like Victoria Island, is largely blanketed by calcareous glacial deposits (Vincent, 1982 ), ...
William C. Wonders, 2003
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North Star of Herschel Island - the Last Canadian Arctic Fur ...
The island sits between 64 and 71 degrees north latitude and at 115 and 125 west longitude and is the most westerly of the Canadian Arctic archipelago. Banks Island is roughly the size of the province of New Brunswick and Usher notes that it ...
R. Bruce MacDonald, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BANKS ISLAND»

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Banks Island Gold Ltd. Reports Positive Cash From Operating …
The 2015 Fiscal Year was a transformative year as Banks Island Gold Ltd. ... Banks Island Gold Ltd. has decided to put the Property into ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
2
Morien Provides Updates on Donkin and Black Point
... shipped from a 1,987 hectare area within the producing Yellow Giant gold property, owned and operated by Banks Island Gold Ltd. ("Banks"), ... «Benzinga, Jun 15»
3
Team MOB Mentality wins battle for blades with 2nd place finish in …
Dueling for fourth and fifth place, Team Kohara and Team FreeBurd were under sail off the south end of Banks Island at midday Monday, ... «Peninsula Daily, Jun 15»
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Morien Completes Restructuring to Substantially Reduce Small and …
Banks Island Gold Project: Morien holds a 1.5% Net Smelter Return ... Giant gold property, owned and operated by Banks Island Gold Ltd., ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
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Sachs Harbour elders, youth examine ancient Banks Island artifacts
Elders and youth from Sachs Harbour, N.W.T., are in Yellowknife this week to examine some of the oldest artifacts ever found in the Canadian ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
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NSIDC: Arctic Sea Ice Melts As Antarctic Chalks A High
By the end of May, several openings had appeared in the ice pack, most notably in the southern Beaufort Sea near Banks Island, off the coast ... «reportingclimatescience.com, Jun 15»
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Banks Island Gold Ltd. Reports Record Production in May With 1765 …
-Record production in May with 1,765oz gold equivalent sales -Record daily and weekly production at 168oz Au/day and 595oz Au/week -Face ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
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Morien Announces Highlights of AGM
Morien and Vulcan are working jointly towards the successful completion of the Environmental Assessment process. Banks Island Gold Project: ... «Junior Mining Network, Jun 15»
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Banks Island Gold Ltd. Provides Update on Regional Exploration
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - June 2, 2015) - Banks Island Gold Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:BOZ) (the "Company") reports an ... «Canadian Mining Journal, Jun 15»
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Banks Island Gold Ltd. Provides Update of Yellow Giant Project
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - May 11, 2015) - Banks Island Gold Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:BOZ) (the "Company") reports an update of ... «Junior Mining Network, May 15»

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