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'''Mary River''' is located on [[Baffin Island]] about {{convert|936|km|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Iqaluit]], the capital of [[Nunavut]], and about {{convert|176|km|abbr=on}} southwest of [[Pond Inlet, Nunavut|Pond Inlet]]. It is home to [[iron ore]] deposits discovered in 1962 by [[Murray Edmund Watts]] and Ron Sheardown.<ref name=RailwayGazette20060701> |
'''Mary River''' is located on [[Baffin Island]] about {{convert|936|km|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Iqaluit]], the capital of [[Nunavut]], and about {{convert|176|km|abbr=on}} southwest of [[Pond Inlet, Nunavut|Pond Inlet]]. It is home to [[iron ore]] deposits discovered in 1962 by [[Murray Edmund Watts]] and Ron Sheardown.<ref name=RailwayGazette20060701> |
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Revision as of 03:08, 14 December 2013
Mary River is located on Baffin Island about 936 km (582 mi) northwest of Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, and about 176 km (109 mi) southwest of Pond Inlet. It is home to iron ore deposits discovered in 1962 by Murray Edmund Watts and Ron Sheardown.[1][2][3][4][5][6] There is a small airstrip, Mary River Aerodrome, located near the river.
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References
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Mary river (28) | url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news_view/article/2008/07/8652/arctic_iron_ore_line_proposed.html | title=Arctic iron ore line proposed | publisher=Railway Gazette | date=2006-07-01 | accessdate=2009-05-01 | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.railwaygazette.com%2Fnews_view%2Farticle%2F2008%2F07%2F8652%2Farctic_iron_ore_line_proposed.html&date=2009-05-01 | archivedate=2009-05-01 }}
- ^ "Baffinland Announces New Members of the Baffinland Team to Advance its World Class Iron Ore Project". Mining Top News. 2007-04-10. Archived from the original on 2009-05-01.
- ^ "Baffin Island arctic ore line advances". Railway Gazette. 2008-04-25. Archived from the original on 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ Carolyn Fitzpatrick (2008-07-24). "Heavy haul in the high north". Railway Gazette. Archived from the original on 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Baffin Island Iron". Arctic Economics. 2008-07-28. Archived from the original on 2009-05-01.
- ^ David K. Joy. "Mary River Iron Project". Archived from the original on 2009-05-03.
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External links
- Mary River at the Atlas of Canada
71°10′59″N 079°21′00″W / 71.18306°N 79.35000°W
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