Hoppner River

River in Nunavut, Canada
Hoppner River is located in Canada
Hoppner River
Location of Mouth
LocationCountryCanadaTerritoryNunavutPhysical characteristicsMouth 
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Dolphin and Union Strait/
Amundsen GulfLength>70 km (43 mi)

The Hoppner River flows northward from Wollaston Peninsula (previously referred to as Wollaston Land) into Dolphin and Union Strait at the juncture with the Amundsen Gulf in Nunavut, Canada. Long-tailed duck (Harelda glacialis) frequent the area.[1]

The river is one of several landforms named in honour of Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer Henry Parkyns Hoppner who charted the region during William Edward Parry's First, Second, and Third Arctic Expeditions.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "174 POINT CLIFTON.-HOPPNER RIVER". umich.edu. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
  2. ^ Taylor, Isaac (1898). Names and Their Histories: A Handbook of Historical Geography and Topographical Nomenclature. London: Rivingtons. pp. 149. OCLC 4161840. HP Hoppner.

68°58′37″N 117°43′50″W / 68.97694°N 117.73056°W / 68.97694; -117.73056 (Hoppner River mouth)

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