Banks Island — [baŋks] [after Sir Joseph Banks (1743 1820), Eng botanist & explorer] westernmost island of the Arctic Archipelago, Canada: part of Inuvik region, Northwest Territories: 27,038 sq mi (70,028 sq km) … English World dictionary
Banks Island — Banks Island, 1) Insel im Stillen Ocean, zum britischen NAmerika gehörig; 2) Banks Islands, Inselgruppe, aus 17 kleinen Inseln bestehend, im Stillen Ocean; 3) Inselgruppe in Süd Australien, in Spencers Golf … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Banks Island — [ bæȖks aɪlənd], westlichste Insel des Kanadisch Arktischen Archipels, mit 70 028 km2 die fünftgrößte Insel Kanadas; an der Südwestküste Luftstützpunkt (Sachs Harbour), sonst, abgesehen von Trappern, unbewohnt … Universal-Lexikon
Banks Island — Infobox Islands name = Banks image caption = These Moderate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Images from June 14 and 16, 2002, show Banks Island (upper left) and Victoria Island (to the southeast) image size = locator map custom = no native… … Wikipedia
Banks Island — an island in the W Northwest Territories, in NW Canada. 24,600 sq. mi. (63,700 sq. km). * * * Island, Northwest Territories, Canada. The westernmost island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, it lies northwest of Victoria Island and is separated… … Universalium
Banks Island — Sp Bánkso salà Ap Banks Island L Kanada: Hekatės sąs. (Britų Kolumbija), Arkties ss. (ŠV teritorijos) … Pasaulio vietovardžiai. Internetinė duomenų bazė
Banks Island (British Columbia) — Banks Island is an island on the coast of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located south of Prince Rupert, on Hecate Strait directly east of the Queen Charlotte Islands. To the east of Banks Island is Pitt Island and McCauley… … Wikipedia
Banks Island — Banks′ Is′land n. geg an island in the W Northwest Territories, in NW Canada. 24,600 sq. mi. (63,700 sq. km) … From formal English to slang
Banks Island — /bænks ˈaɪlənd/ (say banks uyluhnd) noun an island of northern Canada, in the Arctic Archipelago; part of the Northwest Territories. 67 340 km2 …
Banks Island — geographical name island N Canada at W end of Arctic Archipelago area about 27,000 square miles (69,900 square kilometers) … New Collegiate Dictionary