Kuunajuk

Kuunajuk
Mouth of the Kuunajuk
Location
Country	Canada
Territory	Nunavut
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Between Beechey Lake and Pelly Lake, Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada
• elevation	3 m (9.8 ft) [1]
Mouth
• location	Queen Maud Gulf
• coordinates	68°02′57″N103°59′24″W / 68.04917°N 103.99000°W / 68.04917; -103.99000
Length	287 km (178 mi)
Basin size	16,900 km2 (6,500 sq mi) [2]

Edward Ellice, Jr.

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]

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

• List of rivers of Nunavut

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.