Fort Hearne Island
Fort Hearne Island is an islet in Northwest Territories, Northern Canada.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include James Gruben Airport.
James Gruben Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Shawn Roberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport is near Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada. The airport was originally built to serve the Distant Early Warning Line site adjacent to Tuktoyaktuk. James Gruben Airport is situated 2½ km southwest of Fort Hearne Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tuktoyaktuk.
Tuktoyaktuk
Tuktoyaktuk, commonly known simply as Tuk, is an Inuvialuit village of 900 people on the Arctic Ocean in the extreme north of Canada's Northwest Territories.
Fort Hearne Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the Northwest Territories, Canada
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Northwest Territories, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
69.44904° or 69° 26′ 57″ northLongitude
-132.97377° or 132° 58′ 26″ westOpen location code
94X9C2XG+JFOpenStreetMap ID
way 22695335OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Fort Hearne Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fort Hearne Island”
- Dutch: “Fort Hearne Island”
- French: “Fort Hearne Island”
- Swedish: “Fort Hearne Island”
- Turkish: “Fort Hearne Adası”
- Turkish: “Fort Hearne Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Whitefish Station and Kittigazuit.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. Roch Island and North Warning System site.
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