The Thelon flows on to Hudson Bay. The river was discovered by Samuel Hearne in 1770 and traversed by Joseph B. Tyrrell in 1893. Dubawnt Lake, icebound most of the summer, is just north of the treeline in the Barren Lands of Nunavut. The name Dubawnt is from the Chipewyan word tobotua, meaning "water shore," possibly in reference to water between the shore and ice in late spring.
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- Marsh, James H.. "Dubawnt River". The Canadian Encyclopedia, 28 October 2014, Historica Canada. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/dubawnt-river. Accessed 13 December 2024.
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- Marsh, J. (2014). Dubawnt River. In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/dubawnt-river
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- Marsh, James H.. "Dubawnt River." The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Article published February 07, 2006; Last Edited October 28, 2014.
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- The Canadian Encyclopedia, s.v. "Dubawnt River," by James H. Marsh, Accessed December 13, 2024, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/dubawnt-river
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Dubawnt River
Article by James H. Marsh
Published Online February 7, 2006
Last Edited October 28, 2014