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Banks Island

Feature
Polygon
Name Banks Island
Toponymic Feature ID 3976bd57d05511d892e2080020a0f4c9
Key LACAR
Status Official
Concise Term ISL-Island
Generic Term Island
Location Franklin
Province/Territory Northwest Territories
Latitude - Longitude (DMS) 72° 45′ 2″ N, 121° 30′ 10″ W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 72.7504802, -121.502844
NTS Map Number 098A15
Relevance at Scale 1:5 000 000
Decision Date 1982-05-31
Source Northwest Territories - Education Culture Employment
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