Kovik River Explained

Kovik River
Name Other:Kovic River, Rivière Kovik
Pushpin Map:Canada Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Kovik River in Quebec.
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Nunavik
Length:150km (90miles)
Source1:Lake Vanasse
Source1 Coordinates:61.8044°N -75.6042°W
Source1 Elevation:325m (1,066feet)
Mouth:Hudson Bay
Mouth Coordinates:61.5903°N -77.605°W
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)
Tributaries Right:Durouvray River, Derville River

The Kovik River (French: Rivière Kovik) is a river on the Arctic tundra in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. In some maps and publications name of the river is spelled Kovic.

Course

The river begins at Lake Vanasse about 40km (30miles) south of the community of Salluit and flows southeast, then southwest to Lake Belleau, and west to Lake Chassé. It continues west to Lake Maniraq where it takes in the right tributary Derville River, and takes in the right tributary Durouvray River further west, before reaching its mouth at Kovik Bay on Hudson Bay, adjacent to Cape Paalliq and about 90km (60miles) north of the community of Akulivik.

Culture

The river is connected with story about Aukkautik.[1] After his son was accidentally killed on a hunting trip, Aukkautik went on a killing rampage. Eventually, he was stabbed to death by another Inuk, before he could cause further pain.

Tributaries

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parc des Monts-de-Puvirnituq. Park Projects north of the 52nd parallel. Quebec Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks. 2002. 2010-07-27.