Ellice River

Ellice River
Country Canada
Basin
Main source Between Beechey Lake and Pelly Lake, Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada
3 m (9.8 ft)[1]
River mouth Queen Maud Gulf
Basin size 16,900 km2 (6,500 sq mi)[2]
Physical characteristics
Length 287 km (178 mi)
Edward Ellice, Jr.

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 honour of Edward Ellice, Jr..

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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ellice River ca. 3 m". geonames.org. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  2. ↑ "Ellice River near the mouth". unh.edu. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Ellice River Map — Satellite Images of Ellice River". maplandia.com. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  5. 1 2 "Birds of Perry River District" (PDF). The Wilson Bulletin. 59 (4): 195–203. December 1947.
  6. ↑ "Muskox/barren ground caribou combo hunt at Ellice River". hunts.net. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  7. ↑ 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. Retrieved 2008-10-22.

Coordinates: 68°02′N 103°26′W / 68.033°N 103.433°W / 68.033; -103.433 (Ellice River)


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