Perry River (Nunavut)

This article is about the Perry River in Canada. For other uses, see River Perry.

Perry River
Native name	Kuukyuak (Inuinnaqtun)
Location
Country	Canada
Territory	Nunavut
Region	Kitikmeot
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Chester Bay, Queen Maud Gulf
• coordinates	67°43′N102°14′W / 67.717°N 102.233°W / 67.717; -102.233 (Perry River) [1]

Perry River (Kuugjuaq) is a waterway in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It empties into Chester Bay on the southern Queen Maud Gulf. ^[3]

At one time, Stephen Angulalik, and later Red Pedersen, ran a Hudson's Bay Company outpost called Perry River ( 67°48′N102°17′W / 67.800°N 102.283°W / 67.800; -102.283 (Perry River post) ^[4] ) on a small island at the mouth of the river. ^{[5] [6]}

See also

• List of rivers of Nunavut

References

1. "Perry River". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
2. "Perry River". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
3. "Perry River". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
4. "Perry River post". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
5. "A Famous Inuk". kitikmeotheritage. Archived from the original on 2008-02-01. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
6. Perry River Unincorporated place