Tree River

Summary

The Tree River (Kogluktualuk) is a river in Nunavut, Canada. It flows into Coronation Gulf, an arm of the Arctic Ocean.

Tree River
Arctic Char caught on Tree River, July 1996
Location
CountryCanada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionKitikmeot
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationInulik Lake
 • coordinates66°36′N 113°18′W / 66.600°N 113.300°W / 66.600; -113.300 (Tree River (head))
 • elevation500 m (1,600 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Coronation Gulf
 • coordinates
67°41′N 111°53′W / 67.683°N 111.883°W / 67.683; -111.883 (Tree River (mouth))[1]
 • elevation
Sea level

Glacial landforms, such as a kame delta, are represented in the area of the Tree River.[2]

This area was the ancestral home of several Copper Inuit bands, including the Kogluktualugmiut (also known as Utkusiksaligmiut), who lived along its shores; the Pingangnaktogmiut, who lived west of the river; and the Nagyuktogmiut (also known as Killinermiut), who lived east of Tree River.[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Tree River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ "Canadian Landscapes Fact Sheets" (PDF). Kame delta (figure). elibrary.sd71.bc.ca. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  3. ^ Stefansson, Vilhjalmur (1914). The Stefánsson-Anderson Arctic Expedition of the American Museum: Preliminary Ethnological Report. New York: The Trustees of the American Museum. p. 27. OCLC 13626409.

External links edit

  • Photos, Geological Survey of Canada:
    • Gorge east of Tree River
    • Tree River's marine silt
    • Tree River's glacial landscape in metasedimentary rock
    • Tree River's dykes