Brevoort Island

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Brevoort Island
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Brevoort Island
Geography
Location Northern Canada
Coordinates 63°30′15″N64°20′00″W / 63.50417°N 64.33333°W / 63.50417; -64.33333 (Brevoort Island) [1]
Archipelago Arctic Archipelago
Area271 km2 (105 sq mi)
Administration
Canada
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Brevoort Island is a small, uninhabited island located in the Davis Strait off the eastern coast of Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of northern Canada's territory of Nunavut. The island is a member of the Arctic Archipelago and lies north of Cape Murchison, opposite the Cumberland Peninsula.

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Geography and climate

Brevoort Island, with an area of 271 km2 (105 sq mi), is 46 km (29 mi) in length, and 5–7 km (3.1–4.3 mi) in width. It has a hilly interior, mostly composed of granite. [3]

Brevoort Island has a tundra climate (Köppen: ETf; Trewartha: Ftkc)

Climate data for Brevoort Island
WMO ID: 71097; Climate ID: 2400565; coordinates 63°20′23″N64°08′45″W / 63.33972°N 64.14583°W / 63.33972; -64.14583 (Brevoort Island) ; elevation: 376 m (1,234 ft); 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1959–present
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high humidex −1.12.2−0.65.08.118.020.720.017.16.70.2−0.320.7
Record high °C (°F)0.1
(32.2)		2.2
(36.0)		0.2
(32.4)		6.1
(43.0)		13.7
(56.7)		17.2
(63.0)		22.0
(71.6)		21.6
(70.9)		16.7
(62.1)		7.8
(46.0)		1.3
(34.3)		0.0
(32.0)		22.0
(71.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)−18.8
(−1.8)		−20.0
(−4.0)		−16.2
(2.8)		−9.7
(14.5)		−2.8
(27.0)		3.1
(37.6)		8.3
(46.9)		7.8
(46.0)		2.3
(36.1)		−2.5
(27.5)		−7.1
(19.2)		−12.8
(9.0)		−5.7
(21.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)−21.2
(−6.2)		−22.5
(−8.5)		−19.0
(−2.2)		−12.2
(10.0)		−4.9
(23.2)		1.0
(33.8)		5.6
(42.1)		5.4
(41.7)		0.6
(33.1)		−4.1
(24.6)		−9.2
(15.4)		−15.1
(4.8)		−8.0
(17.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−23.6
(−10.5)		−25.0
(−13.0)		−21.7
(−7.1)		−14.8
(5.4)		−6.9
(19.6)		−1.2
(29.8)		2.8
(37.0)		2.8
(37.0)		−1.1
(30.0)		−5.8
(21.6)		−11.2
(11.8)		−17.4
(0.7)		−10.3
(13.5)
Record low °C (°F)−37.3
(−35.1)		−40.6
(−41.1)		−38.3
(−36.9)		−31.7
(−25.1)		−20.0
(−4.0)		−11.1
(12.0)		−6.1
(21.0)		−6.1
(21.0)		−10.1
(13.8)		−20.6
(−5.1)		−27.8
(−18.0)		−34.8
(−30.6)		−40.6
(−41.1)
Record low wind chill −57.5−63.1−54.2−45.3−31.7−20.1−13.8−13.2−17.3−34.0−43.9−52.6−63.1
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 [4]

Military use

The island is the home of BAF-3, a North Warning System Long Range Radar site. Before the transition to the NWS it functioned as a rearward communications (relay) station for the Distant Early Warning Line, designated as RES-X-1 [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Brevoort Island". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
  2. "Brevoort Island". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
  3. ↑ "Brevoort Island". oceandots.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  4. ↑ "Brevoort Island". Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020. Environment and Climate Change Canada. Climate ID: 23026HN. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  5. ↑ "Brevoort Island, Nunavut". lswilson.ca. Retrieved 2008-04-13.


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