Brevoort Island
  Brevoort Island  Brevoort Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern Canada |
| Coordinates | 63°30′15″N64°20′00″W/ 63.50417°N 64.33333°W[1] |
| Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 271 km2(105 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Brevoort Islandis a small, uninhabited island located in theDavis Straitoff the eastern coast ofBaffin Islandin theQikiqtaaluk Regionofnorthern Canada's territory ofNunavut.The island is a member of theArctic Archipelagoand lies north ofCape Murchison,opposite theCumberland Peninsula.
Geography
[edit]Brevoort Island, with an area of 271 km2(105 sq mi), is 46 km (29 mi) in length, and 5–7 km (3.1–4.3 mi) in width. It has a hilly interior, mostly composed of granite.[2]
Military use
[edit]The island is the home of BAF-3, aNorth Warning SystemLong Range Radar site. Before the transition to the NWS it functioned as a rearward communications(relay)station for theDistant Early Warning Line,designated as RES-X-1[3]
References
[edit]- ^"Brevoort Island".Geographical Names Data Base.Natural Resources Canada.
- ^"Brevoort Island".oceandots. Archived fromthe originalon December 23, 2010.Retrieved2008-04-13.
- ^"Brevoort Island, Nunavut".lswilson.ca.Retrieved2008-04-13.
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