Foley Island

Foley Island

Infobox Islands
name = Foley Island


image caption = Foley Island, Nunavut.
image size =
locator

map_custom =
native name =
native name link = Inuktikut
nickname =
location = Northern Canada
coordinates = coord|68|30|N|75|00|W|display=inline,title
archipelago = Canadian Arctic Archipelago
total islands =
major islands =
area = convert|637|km2|sqmi|abbr=on
highest mount =
elevation =
country = Canada
country admin divisions title = Territory
country admin divisions = flag|Nunavut
country largest city = Iqaluit
country largest city population = 6,184
country leader title =
country leader name =
population = Uninhabited
population as of =
density =
ethnic groups = Inuit
additional info =

Foley Island is one of the Canadian arctic islands located in Nunavut, Canada. It is along the southern coast of Baffin Island in the Foxe Basin at 68°32'N 75°05'W, and measures convert|637|km2|sqmi|abbr=on in area.

The islands existence was first recorded 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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