Rowley Island

Uninhabited island in Nunavut, Canada

69°09′N 78°52′W / 69.150°N 78.867°W / 69.150; -78.867 (Rowley Island)[1]ArchipelagoArctic ArchipelagoArea1,090 km2 (420 sq mi)Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavutRegionQikiqtaalukDemographicsPopulation62[2] (2016)

Rowley Island is one of the Canadian Arctic islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is located in Foxe Basin and has an area of 1,090 km2 (420 sq mi).

Although the island is uninhabited there is both an unmanned Distant Early Warning Line base, called FOX-1 at 69°04′01″N 079°03′54″W / 69.06694°N 79.06500°W / 69.06694; -79.06500, and an Automated Surface Observing System.

It is named after the arctic explorer Graham Westbrook Rowley.

References

  1. ^ "Rowley Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ Population for Dissemination block 62040059002, 2016 Canada Census

External links

  • FOX-1 historical information
  • Past 24 hours weather
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Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region
 Belcher IslandsIslands of Cumberland SoundIslands of Davis StraitIslands of Foxe BasinIslands of Frobisher BayIslands of the Gulf of BoothiaIslands of Hudson BayIslands of Hudson StraitIslands of James Bay
Islands of the Labrador SeaQueen Elizabeth Islands
Ellesmere Island
Parry Islands
Sverdrup Islands
Islands in italics are inhabited. See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region
See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region.
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