Clyde River is a waterway on the eastern coast of Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada.
Clyde River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Territory | Nunavut |
Island | Baffin Island |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Generator Lake[1] |
• elevation | 373 m (1,224 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Clyde Inlet |
• coordinates | 69°51′10″N 70°25′15″W / 69.85278°N 70.42083°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Geography
editThe 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 Kangiqtugaapik, 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
editReferences
edit- ^ NRCan - Clyde River
- ^ "Clyde Inlet". Mapcarta. Retrieved 1 May 2016.