Kuunajuk Explained

Kuunajuk
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut
Pushpin Map Caption:Mouth of the Kuunajuk
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Territory
Subdivision Name2:Nunavut
Source1 Location:Between Beechey Lake and Pelly Lake, Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada
Mouth Location:Queen Maud Gulf
Mouth Coordinates:68.0492°N -103.99°W
Length:287km (178miles)
Source1 Elevation:3m (10feet)[1]
Basin Size:16900km2[2]

Kuunajuk formerly Ellice River,[3] for Edward Ellice, Jr., is a waterway in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. It rises close to the Back River between Lake Beechey and Pelly Lake,[4] and flows northward into the Queen Maud Gulf. Its mouth opens between Campbell Bay and Gernon Bay.[5] The land between the river and Sherman Inlet is generally flat and marshy.[6] Muskox and barren-ground caribou frequent the area.[7]

Fauna

The river is home to Arctic char.[8] Large populations of the American brant goose nest on coastal islands at the river's mouth.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ellice River ca. 3 m. geonames.org. 2008-10-22.
  2. Web site: Ellice River near the mouth. unh.edu. 2008-10-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20081205011545/http://www.r-arcticnet.sr.unh.edu/v3.0/Points/P3683.html. 2008-12-05. dead.
  3. http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/0c7410c4849c20c33cf438bcf31eda93 Kuunajuk (Formerly Ellice River)
  4. Book: Hodgins, B.W.. Hoyle, G.. Canoeing North Into the Unknown: A Record of River Travel, 1874 to 1974. Dundurn Press Ltd. . 1997. 177. 0-920474-93-4.
  5. Web site: Ellice River Map — Satellite Images of Ellice River. maplandia.com. 2008-10-22.
  6. December 1947 . Birds of Perry River District. The Wilson Bulletin . 59. 4. 195–203.
  7. Web site: Muskox/barren ground caribou combo hunt at Ellice River . hunts.net . 2008-10-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080827205717/http://hunts.net/muskox%20Ellice%20River%20NWT%205502.html . 2008-08-27 .
  8. Web site: Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat Research Document – 2004/052 Status of Cambridge Bay Anadromous Arctic Char Stocks . Day . A.C. . 2005-11-28 . dfo-mpo.gc.ca . 2008-10-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060715222517/http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/csas/Csas/Publications/ResDocs-DocRech/2004/2004_052_e.htm . 2006-07-15 .

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