Ellice River
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| Ellice River | |
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| Origin | Between Beechey Lake and Pelly Lake, Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada |
| Mouth | Queen Maud Gulf |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Length | 287 km (178 mi) |
| Source elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft)[1] |
| Basin area | 16,900 km2 (6,500 sq mi)[2] |
The Ellice River (Inuktitut: Kuunnuaq) is a waterway in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. It rises close to the Back River between Beechey Lake and Pelly Lake,[3] and flows northward into the Queen Maud Gulf. Its mouth opens between Campbell Bay and Gernon Bay.[4] The land between the river and Sherman Inlet is generally flat and marshy.[5] Muskox and Barren-ground caribou frequent the area.[6]
The river is named in honor of Edward Ellice, Jr..
[edit] Fauna
The river is home to Arctic char.[7] Large populations of the American Brant Goose nest on coastal islands at the river's mouth.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Ellice River ca. 3 m". geonames.org. http://www.geonames.org/5947845/ellice-river.html. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
- ^ "ELLICE RIVER NEAR THE MOUTH". unh.edu. http://www.r-arcticnet.sr.unh.edu/v3.0/Points/P3683.html. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
- ^ Hodgins, B.W.; Hoyle, G. (1997). Canoeing North Into the Unknown: A Record of River Travel, 1874 to 1974. Dundurn Press Ltd.. pp. 177. ISBN 0920474934. http://books.google.com/?id=eBn41p-P9lYC&pg=PA177&lpg=PA177&dq=%22Ellice+River%22.
- ^ "Ellice River Map — Satellite Images of Ellice River". maplandia.com. http://www.maplandia.com/canada/nunavut/kitikmeot-region/ellice-river/. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
- ^ a b "Birds of Perry River District". The Wilson Bulletin (unm.edu) 59 (4). December 1947. http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Wilson/v059n04/p0195-p0203.html.
- ^ "Muskox/barren ground caribou combo hunt at Ellice River". hunts.net. http://www.hunts.net/muskox%20Ellice%20River%20NWT%205502.html. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
- ^ 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. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/csas/Csas/Publications/ResDocs-DocRech/2004/2004_052_e.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
Coordinates: 68°02′N 103°26′W / 68.033°N 103.433°W
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