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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]

Kuunajuk
Mouth of the Kuunajuk
Location
CountryCanada
TerritoryNunavut
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBetween Beechey Lake and Pelly Lake, Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada
 • elevation3 m (9.8 ft)[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Queen Maud Gulf
 • coordinates
68°02′57″N 103°59′24″W
Length287 km (178 mi)
Basin size16,900 km2 (6,500 sq mi)[2]
Edward Ellice, Jr.
Edward Ellice, Jr.

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.[6]


See also



References


  1. "Ellice River ca. 3 m". geonames.org. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  2. "Ellice River near the mouth". unh.edu. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  3. Kuunajuk (Formerly Ellice River)
  4. Hodgins, B.W.; Hoyle, G. (1997). Canoeing North Into the Unknown: A Record of River Travel, 1874 to 1974. Dundurn Press Ltd. p. 177. ISBN 0-920474-93-4.
  5. "Ellice River Map — Satellite Images of Ellice River". maplandia.com. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  6. "Birds of Perry River District" (PDF). The Wilson Bulletin. 59 (4): 195–203. December 1947.
  7. "Muskox/barren ground caribou combo hunt at Ellice River". hunts.net. Archived from the original on 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  8. Day, A.C. (2005-11-28). "Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat Research Document – 2004/052 Status of Cambridge Bay Anadromous Arctic Char Stocks". dfo-mpo.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2006-07-15. Retrieved 2008-10-22.


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На других языках

[de] Ellice River

Ellice River (Inuktitut: Kuunnuaq) ist ein Fluss in der Kitikmeot-Region von Nunavut in Kanada.
- [en] Kuunajuk

[ru] Эллис (река)

Эллис (англ.  Ellice River)[1] — река на северо-западе Канады (территория Нунавут).


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