The Coppermine River, 845 km long, rises in the Barren Lands of the Northwest Territories in Lac de Gras and flows northwest through Point Lake to Coronation Gulf on the Arctic Ocean. The majority of its course lies in Nunavut. At BLOODY FALLS, 15 km south of the ocean, a series of rapids tumble through a narrow gorge of volcanic rock. The valley floor lies some 150-200 m below the surrounding plateau. Samuel HEARNE named the falls in 1771 after witnessing the killing of a party of Inuit by his Chipewyan guides. Sir John FRANKLIN and George BACK travelled the river some 50 years later. The river was also named by Hearne for the copper outcroppings he noticed along its banks. The hamlet of KUGLUKTUK lies at its mouth.
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- Marsh, James H.. "Coppermine River". The Canadian Encyclopedia, 23 January 2014, Historica Canada. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/coppermine-river. Accessed 02 December 2024.
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- Marsh, J. (2014). Coppermine River. In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/coppermine-river
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- Marsh, James H.. "Coppermine River." The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Article published February 06, 2006; Last Edited January 23, 2014.
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- The Canadian Encyclopedia, s.v. "Coppermine River," by James H. Marsh, Accessed December 02, 2024, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/coppermine-river
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Coppermine River
Article by James H. Marsh
Published Online February 6, 2006
Last Edited January 23, 2014
The Coppermine River, 845 km long, rises in the Barren Lands of the Northwest Territories in Lac de Gras and flows northwest through Point Lake to Coronation Gulf on the Arctic Ocean. The majority of its course lies in Nunavut.