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Uninhabited island in the Northwest Territories, Canada
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Brock Island is located in Northwest Territories
Brock Island is located in Canada
Northern Canada
77°51′N 114°27′W / 77.850°N 114.450°W / 77.850; -114.450 (Brock Island)
Queen Elizabeth Islands
Arctic Archipelago
Territory
Northwest Territories
Queen Elizabeth Islands
Arctic Archipelago
Northwest Territories
Mackenzie King Island
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Reginald W. Brock
University of British Columbia

Mackenzie King Island
The Friendly Arctic: The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions
Brock Island
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Queen Elizabeth Islands
Nunavut
Northwest Territories
Canada
Ellesmere Island
Ellesmere

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