The Roscoe River is a waterway located above the Arctic Circle on the mainland of Northern Canada.
| Roscoe River | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Amundsen Gulf |
• coordinates | 69°39′51″N 120°57′27″W / 69.66417°N 120.95750°W |
• elevation | Sea level |
It originates at 68°41′55″N 120°12′35″W / 68.69861°N 120.20972°W in western Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, northwest of Bluenose Lake. The river passes through the Melville Hills and Tuktut Nogait National Park in the Northwest Territories, before emptying into Amundsen Gulf at its juncture with Dolphin and Union Strait, between Deas Thompson Point and Tysoe Point.
History
editDuring the Stefánsson-Anderson Arctic expedition of 1908–12, expedition party members found Inuit village ruins near the river.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Stefansson, Vilhjalmur (1914). The Stefánsson-Anderson Arctic Expedition of the American Museum: Preliminary Ethnological Report (Digitized October 9, 2007 ed.). American Museum of Natural History. pp. 226, 305. OCLC 13626409.
- Information on Roscoe River from the Atlas of Canada
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