Victoria Island is situated in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It is the second largest island of Canada. It covers an area of 217,291 square km. The largest island of Canada is the Baffin Island.
Dispersed Settlements − In these kind of settlements, houses are spaced far apart and often interspersed with fields. However, the market and some other activities in these settlements are centralized where they participate together.
The Stratosphere is the layer of the Earth’s atmosphere which lies beyond the troposphere. It extends up to an altitude of 50 kilometres from the earth’s surface. This layer is almost free from clouds and associated weather phenomenon. It therefore makes conditions most ideal for flying aeroplanes.
Northeast Atlantic and the adjacent waters of the Arctic extending from Norway to Great Britain and Iceland constitute the second major fishing region. This region is known for the world’s best cod-fishing grounds.
According to Alfred Wegener, all the major continents formed one giant supercontinent, called Pangaea. About 200 million years ago, the supercontinent Pangaea began to rift.