Rowley Island
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| Rowley Island | |
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 Rowley Island, Nunavut. |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Northern Canada |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Archipelago | Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 1,090 km² (420 sq mi)
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| Administration | |
 Canada |
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| Territory |  Nunavut |
| Largest city | Iqaluit (6,184) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Indigenous people | Inuit |
Rowley Island, named after the arctic explorer Graham Rowley, is one of the Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada. It has an area of 1,090 km² (420 sq mi). Although the island is uninhabited there is both an unmanned Distant Early Warning Line base, called FOX-1 at , and an Automated Surface Observing System.
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