Fort Hearne Island

Fort Hearne Island is an islet in , .

Places of Interest

Highlights include James Gruben Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Shawn Roberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport is near , , Canada. The airport was originally built to serve the Distant Early Warning Line site adjacent to Tuktoyaktuk. is situated 2½ km southwest of Fort Hearne Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tuktoyaktuk.

Photo: Dlogic, CC BY 3.0.
, commonly known simply as Tuk, is an Inuvialuit village of 900 people on the Arctic Ocean in the extreme north of 's .

Fort Hearne Island

Latitude
69.44904° or 69° 26′ 57″ north
Longitude
-132.97377° or 132° 58′ 26″ west
Open location code
94X9C2XG+JF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22695335
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
5955844
Wiki­data ID
Q22494059
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Satellite Map

Discover Fort Hearne Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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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