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Which Canadian Island?

Can you name the Canadian island described in each clue?
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Last updated: February 6, 2025
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First submittedNovember 2, 2024
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The largest fresh water island in the world
Manitoulin Island
The most populous (entirely) fresh water island in the world
Île de Montréal
The largest uninhabited island in the world
Devon Island
This island was officially split between Canada and Denmark in 2022
Hans Island
This island makes up the majority of the only Canadian province without land borders
Prince Edward Island
This island is home to L'Anse aux Meadows, an old Norse settlement dating back to the year 1014; the only undisputed site of pre-Columbian European settlement in North America.
Newfoundland
This island is home to Iqaluit, the capital of the territory of Nunavut.
Baffin Island
This island is where you can find Alert, the northernmost permanently inhabited settlement on Earth.
Ellesmere Island
This island shares its name with the largest urban area in western Canada, despite the city not being on the island.
Vancouver Island
This Island was once administered by the British as its own colony before being merged into Nova Scotia in 1820.
Cape Breton Island
This island became a UNESCO world heritage site in 2023 due to the number and quality of fossils found there. Despite sitting near the mouth of the St. Lawrence River, and being nearly 8,000 square kilometers, this island hosts a population of only 218.
Île-d'Anticosti
This island is named after the Queen of Great Britain at the time of Canada's confederation.
Victoria Island
This island is the largest and northernmost of the main islands in the Haida Gwaii (or Charlotte Islands) Archipelago off the northern coast of British Columbia.
Graham Island/Kiis Gwaay
This island is famous for a very loud "boom" that occurred in 1978. This boom sent shockwaves, powerful enough to destroy property and even kill some animals, across the island. The sound was heard up to 100 km away, and was detected by American Vela satellites. The source of this boom is believed by scientists to be a very rare "superbolt" of lightning high in the atmosphere. Despite this, this event is the source of many conspiracy theories.
Bell Island
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