Rowley Island is one of the Canadian Arctic islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is located in Foxe Basin and has an area of 1,090 km2 (420 sq mi).
![]() Rowley Island, Nunavut. | |
Geography | |
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Location | Foxe Basin |
Coordinates | 69°09′N 78°52′W / 69.150°N 78.867°W[1] |
Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
Area | 1,090 km2 (420 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Territory | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
Demographics | |
Population | 62[2] (2016) |
Although the island is uninhabited there is both an unmanned Distant Early Warning Line base, called FOX-1 at 69°04′01″N 079°03′54″W / 69.06694°N 79.06500°W, and an Automated Surface Observing System.
It is named after the arctic explorer Graham Westbrook Rowley.
References
edit- ^ "Rowley Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ Population for Dissemination block 62040059002, 2016 Canada Census
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