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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).

Rowley Island

Rowley Island, Nunavut.
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Geography
Location	Foxe Basin
Coordinates	69°09′N 78°52′W[1]
Archipelago	Arctic Archipelago
Area	1,090 km2 (420 sq mi)
Administration
Canada
Territory	Nunavut
Region	Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population	62[3] (2016)

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, and an Automated Surface Observing System.

It is named after the arctic explorer Graham Westbrook Rowley.

References

External links

• FOX-1 historical information
• Past 24 hours weather

На других языках

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[de] Rowley Island

Rowley Island ist eine Insel im Kanadisch-arktischen Archipel in der Qikiqtaaluk-Region des kanadischen Territorium Nunavut.

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- [en] Rowley Island

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[fr] Île Rowley (Canada)

L'île Rowley (Rowley Island en anglais) est une île inhabitée située dans le bassin de Foxe, à proximité de l'île de Baffin. Sa superficie est de 1 090 km2. Cette île porte le nom de l'explorateur anglais Graham Westbrook Rowley[1].

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[it] Isola Rowley

L'isola Rowley è un'isola del Canada.

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[ru] Роули (остров)

Роули (англ. Rowley Island) — остров Канадского Арктического архипелага.

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