Rowley Island

Infobox Islands
name = Rowley Island


image caption = Rowley Island, Nunavut.
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native name =
native name link = Inuktikut
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location = Northern Canada
coordinates = coord|69|05|59|N|78|52|00|W|display=inline,title
archipelago = Canadian Arctic Archipelago
total islands =
major islands =
area = convert|1090|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 ="Rowley Island", named after the arctic explorer Graham Rowley, is one of the Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada. It has an area of convert|1090|km2|sqmi|abbr=on. Although the island is uninhabited there is both an unmanned Distant Early Warning Line base, called FOX-1 at coord|69|04|01|N|79|03|54|W|type:airport, and an Automated Surface Observing System.

External links

* [http://www.lswilson.ca/fox1.htm FOX-1 historical information]
* [http://www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/forecast/24_hour_conditions_e.html?wrx&unit=m Past 24 hours weather]