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Island in Nunavut, Canada
Geography | |
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Location | Foxe Basin |
Coordinates | 69°16′N77°00′W/ 69.267°N 77.000°W/69.267; -77.000(Bray Island)[1] |
Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
Area | 689 km2(266 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Territory | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Bray Islandis one of theCanadian Arctic islandslocated inNunavut,Canada along the southern coast ofBaffin Island.It is located inFoxe Basin,at69°16′N77°00′W/ 69.267°N 77.000°W/69.267; -77.000(Bray Island)[1],and has an area of 689 km2(266 sq mi).[2]
Bray Island was the home of FOX-A, aDistant Early Warning Lineand now aNorth Warning Systemsite. However, Bray Island has no permanent residents.
References
[edit]- ^ab"Bray Island".Geographical Names Data Base.Natural Resources Canada.
- ^"The Atlas of Canada - Sea Islands".Natural Resources Canada. Archived fromthe originalon 2010-07-02.Retrieved2011-05-05.
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