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Fun fact 3 about Victoria Island

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The Dolphin-Union caribou herd, known locally as Island Caribou, migrates across the Dolphin and Union Strait.

Victoria Island
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Victoria Island

Canada

Area
217,291 km²
Location
Canada
8th largest island in the world

Victoria Island is a large island in the Arctic Archipelago that straddles the boundary between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is the eighth-largest island in the world, and at 217,291 km2 (83,897 sq mi)1 in area, it is Canada's second-largest island.

From the “Biology” section

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