Rowley Island
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Rowley Island is one of the Canadian Arctic islands
in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
. It is located in Foxe Basin
and has an area of 1090 km² (420.9 sq mi).
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
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Canadian Arctic Archipelago
The Canadian Arctic Archipelago, also known as the Arctic Archipelago, is a Canadian archipelago north of the Canadian mainland in the Arctic...
in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
. It is located in Foxe Basin
Foxe Basin
Not to be confused with Fox Bay, Falkland IslandsFoxe Basin is a shallow oceanic basin north of Hudson Bay, in Nunavut, Canada, located between Baffin Island and the Melville Peninsula...
and has an area of 1090 km² (420.9 sq mi).
Although the island is uninhabited there is both an unmanned Distant Early Warning Line
Distant Early Warning Line
The Distant Early Warning Line, also known as the DEW Line or Early Warning Line, was a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic region of Canada, with additional stations along the North Coast and Aleutian Islands of Alaska, in addition to the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Iceland...
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
Graham Westbrook Rowley
Graham Westbrook Rowley CM, MBE was an arctic explorer.-Biography:He was born on October 31, 1912 in Manchester, England. He received his B.A. from Cambridge University in 1934 and his M.A. from the same institution in 1936. He was awarded the Massey Medal in 1963. He was made an honorary member...
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