Mary River (Nunavut)
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Mary River is located on Baffin Island
about 936 km (581.6 mi) northwest of Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut
, and about 176 km (109.4 mi) southwest of Pond Inlet
. It is home to iron ore deposits discovered in 1962 by Murray Edmund Watts
and Ron Sheardown.
There is a small airstrip, Mary River Aerodrome
, located near the river.
Baffin Island
Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut is the largest island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, the largest island in Canada and the fifth largest island in the world. Its area is and its population is about 11,000...
about 936 km (581.6 mi) northwest of Iqaluit, the capital of 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...
, and about 176 km (109.4 mi) southwest of Pond Inlet
Pond Inlet, Nunavut
Pond Inlet is a small, predominantly Inuit community in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada and is located at the top of Baffin Island. As of the 2006 census the population was 1,315, an increase of 7.8% from the 2001 census making it the largest of the four hamlets above the 72nd parallel...
. It is home to iron ore deposits discovered in 1962 by Murray Edmund Watts
Murray Edmund Watts
Murray Edmund Watts, was a Canadian mining engineer and prospector He is known for a series of important ore discoveries in the Arctic regions, beginning at the age of 22,and continuing through a long career....
and Ron Sheardown.
There is a small airstrip, Mary River Aerodrome
Mary River Aerodrome
Mary River Aerodrome is an aerodrome located adjacent to Mary River, Nunavut, Canada....
, located near the river.
External links
- http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/topo/map?mapsize=428%20380&lat=71.1832999988&long=-79.3500000014&mapxy=545257.991977+2482919.19747&scale=5000000&feature_na=Mary+River&location1=62&unique_key=0cf9b814849c20c349b71c4f7ec2902a&searchstring=Mary%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%3D0cf9b814849c20c349b71c4f7ec2902a%26map.layer%5Btextzoom03%5D%3DFEATURE+POINTS+545275.636152+2482919.32421+END+TEXT+%22Mary%2BRiver%22+END%26map.layer%5Btextzoom46%5D%3DFEATURE+POINTS+545275.636152+2482919.32421+END+TEXT+%22Mary%2BRiver%22+END%26map.layer%5Barrowzoom03%5D%3DFEATURE+POINTS+545275.636152+2482919.32421+END+ENDMary 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...