Melville Island

Melville Island may refer to:

  • Melville Island (Australia), in the Northern Territory
  • Melville Island (Northwest Territories and Nunavut), in northern Canada
  • Melville Island (Nova Scotia), a small island in Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Melville Island, a small island in the Discovery Islands near Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
  • Melville Island, a small island near Dundas Island near Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada

Famous quotes containing the words melville and/or island:

    I take such men to be inspired. I fancy that this moment Shakespeare in heaven ranks with Gabriel Raphael and Michael. And if another Messiah ever comes twill be in Shakespeare’s person.
    —Herman Melville (1819–1891)

    He is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature.
    George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)