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词条 Brevoort Island
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  1. Geography

  2. Military use

  3. References

  4. External links

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| map = Canada Nunavut
| map_caption = Location in Canada
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| native_name_link = Inuktitut
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| location = Northern Canada
| coordinates = {{coord|63|30|N|64|20|W|region:CA-NU_type:isle_scale:1000000|display=inline,title|name=Brevoort Island}}
| archipelago = Canadian Arctic Archipelago
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| area_km2 = 271
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| country = Canada
| country_admin_divisions_title = Territory
| country_admin_divisions = Nunavut
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Region
| country_admin_divisions_1 = Qikiqtaaluk
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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.

Geography

Brevoort Island, with an area of {{convert|271|km2|abbr=on}}, is {{convert|46|km|abbr=on}} in length, and {{convert|5|–|7|km|abbr=on}} in width. It has a hilly interior, mostly composed of granite.[1]

Military use

The island is 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

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.oceandots.com/arctic/canada/brevoort.php |title=Brevoort Island |accessdate=2008-04-13 |publisher=oceandots.com |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223015139/http://www.oceandots.com/arctic/canada/brevoort.php |archivedate=December 23, 2010 }}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.lswilson.ca/baf3.htm |title=Brevoort Island, Nunavut |accessdate=2008-04-13 |publisher=lswilson.ca}}

External links

  • Satellite image
  • Photo RES-X-1, May 1957
{{Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region}}{{Subdivisions of Nunavut}}{{QikiqtaalukNU-geo-stub}}

5 : Islands of Baffin Island|Islands of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago|Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region|Islands of the Labrador Sea|Former populated places in the Qikiqtaaluk Region

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