Melville Island is a member of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago , Canada with an area of 42149 k. No one lives on Melville Island . It is the 33rd biggest island in the world and Canada 's 8th biggest island . Melville Island is a vast , uninhabited member of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago with an area of 42149 k. It is the 33rd largest island in the world and Canada 's eighth largest island .