Brevoort Island
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Brevoort Island | |
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Geography | |
Location | Northern Canada |
Coordinates | Coordinates: |
Archipelago | Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
Area | 271 km² (105 sq mi)
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Administration | |
Canada | |
Territory | Nunavut |
Largest city | Iqaluit (6,184) |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Indigenous people | Inuit |
Brevoort Island is a small offshore island located off the eastern coast of Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of northern Canada's territory of Nunavut. The island is a member of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and is located north of Cape Murchison, opposite the Cumberland Peninsula, and facing Davis Strait. It has a hilly interior, mostly composed of granite. Brevoort Island, with an area of 271 km², is 46 km in length, and 5 - 7 km in width.[1]
It has a non-radar, rearward communications (relay) station.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Brevoort Island. oceandots.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.
- ^ Brevoort Island, Nunavut. lswilson.ca. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.