Foley Island is a low-lying Canadian arctic island located in

Nunavut Nunavut is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' and the Nunavut Land Claims Agr ...

, Canada. It is along the southern coast of

Baffin Island Baffin Island (formerly Baffin Land), in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, is the largest island in Canada, the second-largest island in the Americas (behind Greenland), and the fifth-largest island in the world. Its area is (slightly smal ...

in the

Foxe Basin Foxe Basin is a shallow oceanic basin north of Hudson Bay, in Nunavut, Canada, located between Baffin Island and the Melville Peninsula. For most of the year, it is blocked by sea ice (fast ice) and drift ice made up of multiple ice floes. Th ...

and measures in area. Foley Island is uninhabited. The first written recording of the island's existence was in 1948, as were neighboring

Prince Charles Island Prince Charles Island is a large, low-lying island in Canada. With an area of , it is the List of islands by area, world's 77th largest island and the List of Canadian islands by area, 19th largest island in Canada. It is located in Foxe Basin, o ...

and

Air Force Island Air Force Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located along the southwestern coast of Baffin Island and measures in size. The first written record of the island's existence was in 1948, as were ne ...

, by a

Royal Canadian Air Force The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; ) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environmental commands within the unified Can ...

crew member, Albert-Ernest Tomkinson, navigating an

Avro Lancaster The Avro Lancaster, commonly known as the Lancaster Bomber, is a British World War II, Second World War heavy bomber. It was designed and manufactured by Avro as a contemporary of the Handley Page Halifax, both bombers having been developed to ...

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Islands of Foxe Basin Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region {{QikiqtaalukNU-island-stub