Brock Island facts for kids
Brock Island, Northwest Territories
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 Brock Island
Location in Northwest Territories
Brock Island
Location in Canada
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| Location | Northern Canada |
| Coordinates | 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) |
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| 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 it was later named for Reginald W. Brock, Dean of Applied Science at the University of British Columbia.
See also
In Spanish: Isla Brock para niños
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