Clyde River (Baffin Island)
This article is about the river. For the Inuit settlement, see Clyde River, Nunavut. For other places, see Clyde River.
| Clyde River | |
|---|---|
  Mouth location | |
| Country | Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada |
| Basin | |
| Main source |
Generator Lake[1] 373 m (1,224 ft) |
| River mouth |
Clyde Inlet 0 m (0 ft) 69°51′10″N 70°25′15″W / 69.85278°N 70.42083°WCoordinates: 69°51′10″N 70°25′15″W / 69.85278°N 70.42083°W |
Clyde River is a waterway on the eastern coast of Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada.
Geography
The river outflows from Generator Lake at the southeastern end of Barnes Ice Cap in the Baffin Mountains. It flows in a roughly northeastern direction before reaching the head of Clyde Fiord in Clyde Inlet, Baffin Bay.[2]
The nearest settlement, also named Clyde River, is approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) to the northeast of the river's mouth.
See also
References
- ↑ NRCan - Clyde River
- ↑ "Clyde Inlet". Mapcarta. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
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