Landsat Island is a small, uninhabited island located 20 kilometres off the northeast coast of Labrador. It was discovered in 1976 during the analysis of imagery from the Landsat 1 satellite. It marks the easternmost point of the Canadian land mass along this section of the Labrador coast.
About Landsat Island in brief
Landsat Island is a small, uninhabited island located 20 kilometres off the northeast coast of Labrador. It was discovered in 1976 during the analysis of imagery from the Landsat 1 satellite.
It marks the easternmost point of the Canadian land mass along this section of the Labrador coast. As such, its discovery increased Canada’s maritime territory by 68 square kilometres.
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