Brock Island
 Brock Island, Northwest Territories | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern Canada |
| Coordinates | 77°51′N 114°27′W / 77.850°N 114.450°WCoordinates: 77°51′N 114°27′W / 77.850°N 114.450°W |
| Archipelago |
Queen Elizabeth Islands Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 764 km2 (295 sq mi) |
| Length | 41 km (25.5 mi) |
| Width | 39 km (24.2 mi) |
| Administration | |
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Canada | |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Brock Island is one of the uninhabited islands of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago located in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Located at 77°51'N 114°27'W, it measures 764 km2 (295 sq mi) in size and lies close to Mackenzie King Island. The first known sighting of the island by a European was by Vilhjalmur Stefansson in 1915 and was later named for Reginald W. Brock, Dean of Applied Science at the University of British Columbia.[1]
References
Terra MODIS satellite image of Brock Island (left) and Mackenzie King Island (center).
- ↑ Stefansson, Vilhjalmur (1922). The Friendly Arctic: The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions. New York: Macmillan.
External links
- Brock Island in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
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