Melville Island (Northwest Territories and Nunavut) Melville Island (Northwest Territories and Nunavut) Melville Island is an uninhabited island of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago with an area of . It is the 33rd largest island in the world and Canada's eighth largest island. Melville Island is shared by the Northwest Territories, which is responsible for the western half of the island, and Nunavut, which is responsible for the eastern half. The border runs along the 110th meridian west. The mountains on Melville Island, some of the largest in the western Canadian Arctic, reach heights of . There are two subnational pene-exclaves that lie west of the 110th
Order of Nunavut in the territories Parliament. Although the Commissioner of the territory bestows the award, he or she is not automatically a Member of the Order ex-officio. The following is a list a Members of the Order Order of Nunavut The Order of Nunavut is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Instituted in 2010 it is the highest honour which can be bestowed by the Government of Nunavut. It is intended to honour current and former residents of the territory (or the territory which became Nunavut). The Order was created by the passage of the Order of