Durban Island

Durban Island

Location in Canada
Geography
Location	Davis Strait
Coordinates	67°06′00″N 062°10′12″W / 67.1°N 62.17°W / 67.1; -62.17 (Durban Island)Coordinates: 67°06′00″N 062°10′12″W / 67.1°N 62.17°W / 67.1; -62.17 (Durban Island)
Archipelago	Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Country
Canada
Territory	Nunavut
Region	Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Durban Island is a Canadian Arctic island located in Nunavut, Canada. It is one of Baffin Island's northeast offshore islands within Davis Strait's Merchants Bay. It is 36 km² (14 sq mi) in size. Durban Harbour is on the island's southeast facing side.^[1] Nearby can be found the larger Padloping Island, and Auyuittuq National Park Reserve is also to the west on Baffin Island.

History

Durban Island (FOX-E) is a former Distant Early Warning Line and is currently a North Warning System site.^[2]

It is listed by the Contaminated Sites Directorate in Iqaluit as a contaminated site in need of future remediation.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Durban harbour". tageo.com. http://www.tageo.com/index-e-ca-v-14-d-m797118.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-05. 
2. ^ Allinson, Martin. "Durban Island, Nunavut FOX-E". http://www.lswilson.ca/foxe.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-05. 
3. ^ "Contaminated Sites". ainc-inac.gc.ca. http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ai/scr/nu/lan/cts/index-eng.asp. Retrieved 2009-02-05.