Bray Island

Island in Nunavut, Canada

69°16′N 77°00′W / 69.267°N 77.000°W / 69.267; -77.000 (Bray Island)[1]ArchipelagoArctic ArchipelagoArea689 km2 (266 sq mi)Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavutRegionQikiqtaalukDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

Bray Island is one of the Canadian Arctic islands located in Nunavut, Canada along the southern coast of Baffin Island. It is located in Foxe Basin, at 69°16′N 77°00′W / 69.267°N 77.000°W / 69.267; -77.000 (Bray Island)[1], and has an area of 689 km2 (266 sq mi).[2]

Bray Island was the home of FOX-A, a Distant Early Warning Line and now a North Warning System site. However, Bray Island has no permanent residents.

References

  1. ^ a b "Bray Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ "The Atlas of Canada - Sea Islands". Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
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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
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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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