Brevoort Island

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name = Brevoort Island


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location = Northern Canada
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archipelago = Canadian Arctic Archipelago
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area = convert|271|km2|sqmi|abbr=on
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country = Canada
country admin divisions title = Territory
country admin divisions = flag|Nunavut
country largest city = Iqaluit
country largest city population = 6,184
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population = Uninhabited
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ethnic groups = Inuit
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Brevoort Island is a small offshore island located 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 is located north of Cape Murchison, opposite the Cumberland Peninsula, and facing Davis Strait. It has a hilly interior, mostly composed of granite. Brevoort Island, with an area of 271 km², is 46 km in length, and 5 - 7 km in width. [cite web |url=http://www.oceandots.com/arctic/canada/brevoort.htm |title=Brevoort Island |accessdate=2008-04-13 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=oceandots.com] It has a non-radar, rearward communications (relay) station. [cite web |url=http://www.lswilson.ca/baf3.htm |title=Brevoort Island, Nunavut |accessdate=2008-04-13 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=lswilson.ca]

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* [http://www.lswilson.ca/DEWSAT/Google%20Image%20-%20Brevoort%20Island,%20Nunavut,%20Canada%20(high-level).jpgSatellite image]
* [http://www.lswilson.ca/res-x-1-vannest.jpgPhoto RES-X-1, May 1957]