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The Roscoe River is a waterway located above the Arctic Circle on the mainland of Northern Canada.

Roscoe River
Location
Country	Canada
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Amundsen Gulf
• coordinates	69°39′51″N 120°57′27″W
• elevation	Sea level

It originates at 68°41′55″N 120°12′35″W in western Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, northwest of Bluenose Lake. The river passes through the Melville Hills and Tuktut Nogait National Park in the Northwest Territories, before emptying into Amundsen Gulf at its juncture with Dolphin and Union Strait, between Deas Thompson Point and Tysoe Point.

History

During the Stefánsson-Anderson Arctic expedition of 1908–12, expedition party members found Inuit village ruins near the river.[1]

See also

• List of rivers of the Northwest Territories
• List of rivers of Nunavut

References

• Information on Roscoe River from the Atlas of Canada

На других языках

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[de] Roscoe River

Der Roscoe River ist ein Zufluss des Amundsen Gulf in Nunavut und in den Nordwest-Territorien im äußersten Norden Kanadas.

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- [en] Roscoe River

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[ru] Роско (река)

Роско (англ. Roscoe River) — река, расположенная за Северным полярным кругом, в континентальной части Северной Канады.

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