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SOPER RIVER [1 record]

Record 1 2007-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
  • Historical Park and Site Names
  • Heritage
OBS

Coordinates: 62°54' 69°51' (Nunavut).

OBS

Named Kuujuak, or Great River, in Inukitut, it gets its English name from northern biologist Dewer Soper.

OBS

The Soper River winds southwards 108 km through the tundra-covered hills of southern Baffin Island before emptying into Soper Lake ... and then directly into Hudson Strait ... The ... Soper including its 2 major tributaries, the Livingstone (86 km) and the Joy (54 km), were designated as a Canadian heritage river [managed by Parks Canada] in 1992.

OBS

Formerly located in the Northwest Territories, Soper River has been located in Nunavut since the creation of the new territory on April 1st 1999.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
  • Noms de parcs, lieux et canaux historiques
  • Patrimoine
OBS

Rivière faisant partie du Réseau des rivières du patrimoine canadien que gère Parcs Canada. Elle coule dans le parc territorial Katannilik, [au Nunavut].

OBS

Dans un texte suivi, l'utilisation de la minuscule au générique est de rigueur; dans une liste, sur une carte géographique ou un panneau de signalisation, le générique porte la majuscule.

OBS

Coordonnées 62°54' 69°51' (Nunavut).

OBS

Anciennement située aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest, la rivière Soper est située au Nunavut depuis la création du nouveau territoire, le 1er avril 1999.

Spanish

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