Kaleet River
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The Kaleet River effectively starts north of Lower Macdougall Lake in the Kitikmeot Region
, Nunavut
, Canada
just east of Joe Lake, 66°16′31"N 098°20′13"W. It is a small, silty river constituting the eastern boundary of the Queen Maud Gulf Bird Sanctuary
. It is a main feeder river to Sherman Basin, 67°46′59"N 097°34′59"W, at its final outlet. There is evidence of earlier Inuit
presence in the form of inuksuit
. There is also evidence of a more modern presence in the form of cairns. There is at least one cabin on the north side of the Kaleet, as it widens entering Sherman Basin.
Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut
Kitikmeot Region is an administrative region of Nunavut, Canada. It consists of the southern and eastern parts of Victoria Island with the adjacent part of the mainland as far as the Boothia Peninsula, together with King William Island and the southern portion of Prince of Wales Island...
, Nunavut
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
just east of Joe Lake, 66°16′31"N 098°20′13"W. It is a small, silty river constituting the eastern boundary of the Queen Maud Gulf Bird Sanctuary
Queen Maud Gulf Bird Sanctuary
The Queen Maud Gulf Migratory Bird Sanctuary is Canada's largest federally owned protected area, encompassing some of the Arctic Circle coastline. are marine, and are terrestrial....
. It is a main feeder river to Sherman Basin, 67°46′59"N 097°34′59"W, at its final outlet. There is evidence of earlier Inuit
Inuit
The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...
presence in the form of inuksuit
Inukshuk
An inuksuk is a stone landmark or cairn built by humans, used by the Inuit, Inupiat, Kalaallit, Yupik, and other peoples of the Arctic region of North America. These structures are found from Alaska to Greenland...
. There is also evidence of a more modern presence in the form of cairns. There is at least one cabin on the north side of the Kaleet, as it widens entering Sherman Basin.
External links
- http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/topo/map?mapsize=428%20380&lat=67.6667000001&long=-97.1832999997&mapxy=-114977.355982+1961883.6197&scale=5000000&feature_na=Kaleet+River&location1=62&unique_key=4747b94bd05511d892e2080020a0f4c9&searchstring=Kaleet%20River&entity=RIV&layers=fapfeature+fapfeature%20north_arrow%20other_features%20million_grid%20t50k_grid%20grid_50k_3%20roads%20hydrography%20boundary%20builtup%20vegetation%20populated_places%20railway%20power_network%20manmade_features%20designated_areas%20water_features%20water_saturated_soils%20relief%20contours%20toponymy%20contour%20nodata_ntdb_50k&urlappend=%26unique_key%3D4747b94bd05511d892e2080020a0f4c9%26map.layer%5Dtextzoom03%5B%3DFEATURE+POINTS+-89939.4611899+2034995.60954+END+TEXT+%22Kaleet%2BRiver%22+END%26map.layer%5Dtextzoom46%5B%3DFEATURE+POINTS+-89939.4611899+2034995.60954+END+TEXT+%22Kaleet%2BRiver%22+END%26map.layer%5Dlineresultzoom0%5B%3DDATA+fap_rivers%26map.layer%5Dlineresultzoom1%5B%3DDATA+fap_rivers%26map.layer%5Dlineresultzoom2%5B%3DDATA+fap_rivers%26map.layer%5Darrowzoom03%5B%3DFEATURE+POINTS+-89939.4611899+2034995.60954+END+ENDKaleet River] at the Atlas of CanadaAtlas of CanadaThe Atlas of Canada is an Internet atlas published by Natural Resources Canada that has information on every city, town, village, and hamlet in Canada...