Eaton Canyon, Quebec
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Eaton Canyon is spectacular canyon
on Caniapiscau River
between Rivière du Sable and Goodwood River, about 300 km (186.4 mi) south of Kuujjuaq and 120 km (74.6 mi) northwest of Schefferville. It was named by Albert Peter Low
after his assistant surveyor David Eaton. Politically, it is located in Rivière-Koksoak, Kativik, Quebec
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Canyon
A canyon or gorge is a deep ravine between cliffs often carved from the landscape by a river. Rivers have a natural tendency to reach a baseline elevation, which is the same elevation as the body of water it will eventually drain into. This forms a canyon. Most canyons were formed by a process of...
on Caniapiscau River
Caniapiscau River
The Caniapiscau River is a tributary of the Koksoak River in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. In Cree the name of the river means rocky point.Starting from Lac Sevestre on the Canadian Shield, the Caniapiscau River flows northward through a wide, timbered glacial valley until it makes a sharp turn at its...
between Rivière du Sable and Goodwood River, about 300 km (186.4 mi) south of Kuujjuaq and 120 km (74.6 mi) northwest of Schefferville. It was named by Albert Peter Low
Albert Peter Low
Albert Peter Low was a Canadian geologist, explorer and athlete. His explorations of 1893–1895 were important in declaring Canada's sovereignty over the Arctic, and eventually defining the border between Quebec and Labrador....
after his assistant surveyor David Eaton. Politically, it is located in Rivière-Koksoak, Kativik, Quebec
Kativik, Quebec
Kativik is a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality of Quebec, with geographical code is 992. Its land area is 443,372.3 km² , and its population was 10,815 as of the 2006 Census of Canada....
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