Browne Island (Nunavut)
| Browne Island | ||
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| Waters | Arctic Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 74 ° 49 '28 " N , 96 ° 21' 58" W | |
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| length | 4.4 km | |
| width | 1.5 km | |
| Highest elevation | 150 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Browne Iceland is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region in the Canadian territory of Nunavut .
It is 4.4 kilometers long, 1.5 kilometers wide and 150 meters high. Like the neighboring islands of Somerville Island and Griffith Island , Browne Island is located off the southwest coast of Cornwallis Island , from which it is 7 kilometers away.
The island was discovered on August 29, 1820 by William Parry on his first voyage in search of the Northwest Passage and named after Henry Browne, a supporter of his expedition.