Brevoort Island

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Brevoort Island
Geography
Location Northern Canada
Coordinates 63°30′N 64°20′W / 63.5, -64.333Coordinates: 63°30′N 64°20′W / 63.5, -64.333
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Area 271 km² (105 sq mi)


Administration
Flag of Canada Canada
Territory Flag of Nunavut 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

  1. ^ Brevoort Island. oceandots.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.
  2. ^ Brevoort Island, Nunavut. lswilson.ca. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.

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