Foley Island is a low-lying Canadian arctic island located in Nunavut, Canada. It is along the southern coast of Baffin Island in the Foxe Basin and measures 637 km2 (246 sq mi) in area.[1] Foley Island is uninhabited.
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Foley Island, Nunavut.
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Geography | |
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Location | Foxe Basin |
Coordinates | 68°30′N 75°00′W / 68.500°N 75.000°W / 68.500; -75.000 (Foley island) |
Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
Area | 637 km2 (246 sq mi) |
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Nunavut | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
The first written recording of the island's existence was in 1948, as were neighboring Prince Charles Island and Air Force Island, by a Royal Canadian Air Force crew member, Albert-Ernest Tomkinson, navigating an Avro Lancaster.
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