Brevoort Island
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 Location in Canada
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| Location | Northern Canada |
| Coordinates | 63°30′N 64°20′W / 63.500°N 64.333°WCoordinates: 63°30′N 64°20′W / 63.500°N 64.333°W |
| Archipelago | Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 271 km2 (105 sq mi) |
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| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
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| Population | Uninhabited |
Brevoort Island is a small, uninhabited island located in the Labrador Sea 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 lies north of Cape Murchison, opposite the Cumberland Peninsula.
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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.[1]
History[edit]
The island was the home of BAF-3, a Distant Early Warning Line and now a North Warning System site. It has a non-radar, rearward communications (relay) station.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Brevoort Island". oceandots.com. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
- ^ "Brevoort Island, Nunavut". lswilson.ca. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
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