Foley Island (original) (raw)
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Uninhabited island off of Baffin Island
Foley Island
 Foley Island, Nunavut. |
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| Geography | |
| 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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| Canada | |
| Nunavut | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
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.
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.
- ^ "Foley Island". oceandots.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2008-10-20.