peninsula in NE Canada, opposite Baffin Island: c. 250 mi (402 km) long
Origin of Melville Peninsula
after Viscount Melville: see MelvilleMelville Peninsula
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Melville Peninsula
A peninsula of central Nunavut, Canada, between Foxe Basin and an arm of the Gulf of Boothia. It is separated from Baffin Island by a narrow strait.
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