Bray Island Explained

Bray Island
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Native Name Link:Inuktitut
Location:Foxe Basin
Archipelago:Arctic Archipelago
Area Km2:689
Country:Canada
Country Admin Divisions Title:Territory
Country Admin Divisions:Nunavut
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Region
Country Admin Divisions 1:Qikiqtaaluk
Population:Uninhabited

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, and has an area of .[1]

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Atlas of Canada - Sea Islands. Natural Resources Canada. 2011-05-05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100702145716/http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/auth/english/learningresources/facts/islands.html. 2010-07-02.