词条 | Brevoort Island |
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| name = Brevoort Island | image_name = | image_caption = | image_size = | map = Canada Nunavut | map_caption = Location in Canada | native_name = | native_name_link = Inuktitut | nickname = | 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 | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_km2 = 271 | highest_mount = | elevation_m = | country = Canada | country_admin_divisions_title = Territory | country_admin_divisions = Nunavut | country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Region | country_admin_divisions_1 = Qikiqtaaluk | country_admin_divisions_title_2 = | country_admin_divisions_2 = | country_largest_city = | country_largest_city_population = | country_leader_title = | country_leader_name = | population = Uninhabited | population_as_of = | density_km2 = | ethnic_groups = | additional_info = }} 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. GeographyBrevoort 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 useThe 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] References1. ^{{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
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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