Back River (Nunavut)
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For other rivers with the same name, see Back River (disambiguation) and Fish River (disambiguation).
The Back River, formerly Backs River[6] (Dogrib: Thlewechodyeth,[7] Inuktitut: Haningayok,[8] or Great Fish River), is the 20th longest Canadian river and is located in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. It rises at an unnamed lake in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories and flows more than 974 km (605 mi)[9] mostly through the Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, to its mouth at the Arctic Ocean in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut.
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Back River Great Fish River | |
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Etymology | Named after Sir George Back |
Native name | |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Territories | Nunavut & Northwest Territories |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Unnamed lake |
• location | North Slave Region, Northwest Territories |
• coordinates | 64°43′38″N 108°02′08″W[1] |
• elevation | 382 m (1,253 ft) |
Mouth | Chantrey Inlet, Arctic Ocean |
• location | Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut |
• coordinates | 67°16′00″N 95°15′00″W[2] |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 974 km (605 mi) |
Basin size | 106,500 km2 (41,100 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 612 m3/s (21,600 cu ft/s) |
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