Melville Island oil sands

The Melville Island oil sands are a large deposit of oil sands (sometimes referred to as tar sands) on Melville Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.^[1][2][3]

Melville Island oil sands
Map showing location of Melville Island in Canada.
Country	Canada
Region	Nunavut
Offshore/onshore	Onshore, unconventional

Exploration for petroleum deposits in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago began, on Melville Island, in 1961.^[4] Oil sands deposits were found in the Marie Bay region in 1962, and other locations that are part of the Bjorne Formation.^[5][6][7] The landscape has been impacted by this petroleum exploration with long-term effects, including degradation of permafrost and changes to vegetation.^[8]

See also

• Athabasca oil sands
• Peace River oil sands
• Cold Lake oil sands
• Wabasca oil sands