Foley Island

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Foley Island, Nunavut.
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Foley Island, Nunavut.

Foley Island is one of the Canadian arctic islands located in Nunavut, Canada. It is along the southern coast of Baffin Island in the Foxe Basin at 68°32'N 75°05'W, and measures 637 square kilometers in area.

The islands existence was first recorded in 1948, as were neighboring Prince Charles Island and Air Force Island, by a Royal Canadian Air Force crew, Albert-Ernest Tomkinson, navigating an Avro Lancaster.

Coordinates: 68°30′N 75°00′W