Rowley Island
| Rowley Island | |
|---|---|
| Waters | Foxe Basin |
| Archipelago | Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
| Geographical location | 69 ° 6 ′ N , 78 ° 52 ′ W |
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| length | 69 km |
| width | 22 km |
| surface | 1 090 km² |
| Highest elevation | 137 m |
| Residents | uninhabited |
Rowley Iceland is an island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago- in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut .
It is in the north of the Foxe Basin . Their land area is 1090 km². The island has a maximum extent in north-south direction of 69 km and a width of 22 km. The highest elevation reaches 137 m.
The island is uninhabited. Rowley Island has an unmanned Distant Early Warning Line facility called FOX-1 at ( 69 ° 4 ′ 1 ″ N , 79 ° 3 ′ 54 ″ W ), as well as an automated weather station.
The island was named after the polar explorer Graham Westbrook Rowley .
Individual evidence
- ^ Natural Resources Canada - The Atlas of Canada - Sea Islands
- ↑ UN SYSTEM-WIDE EARTHWATCH Web Site - Rowley