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Which major islands are part of Nunavut?

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Nunavut encompasses the majority of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, which includes numerous major islands. Key islands within the territory include:1

Baffin Island: The largest island in Nunavut and the entire archipelago.1
Ellesmere Island: The largest of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and the most rugged in the region.23
Devon Island: A major island located within the Parry Islands group.45
Bathurst Island: Also part of the Parry Islands.45
Cornwallis Island: Located within the Parry Islands.5
Axel Heiberg Island: One of the largest islands in the Queen Elizabeth group.3
Belcher Islands: A group of islands located in Hudson Bay.14

Additionally, some islands are administratively divided between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, most notably Victoria Island and Melville Island. Portions of Prince of Wales Island and Somerset Island are also included within the Baffin region of Nunavut.134