Bernard River

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Bernard River
Data
location Banks Island , Northwest Territories ( Canada )
River system Bernard River
origin nameless lake in the southeast of Banksinsel
72 ° 3 ′ 43 ″  N , 120 ° 47 ′ 38 ″  W
Source height approx.  255  m
muzzle Beaufort Sea ( Arctic Ocean ) Coordinates: 73 ° 34 ′ 2 "  N , 124 ° 5 ′ 12"  W 73 ° 34 ′ 2 "  N , 124 ° 5 ′ 12"  W
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference approx. 255 m
Bottom slope approx. 0.88 ‰
length approx. 290 km
Catchment area approx. 10,300 km²
Bird sanctuary Banks Iceland Migratory Bird Sanctuary No. 1

The Bernard River is an approximately 290 km long river in the south of Banks Island in the Northwest Territories belonging to Canada .

River course

The Bernard River has its origin in a nameless lake at a height of 255  m in the southeast of the island, about 16 km from the southeast coast. It initially flows 200 km in a north-northwest direction. The Bernard River then turns west. In the lower reaches of the river the river forms several river arms that run within an approximately 2 km wide gravel bed. The Bernard River finally reaches the west coast of Banks Island and flows into the Beaufort Sea , 185 km north of the southwest tip of the island. The Bernard River forms an 8 km wide alluvial cone at its mouth . The island Bernard Iceland is centrally located in front of the mouth. The alluvial cone extends almost to the island. The basin of the Bernard River is estimated to be 10,300 km².

Toponym

Thomas Manning took the name of the river from the Inuit , who probably derived it from that of the island of Bernard Island. This was named by the polar explorer Vilhjálmur Stefánsson after Peter Bernard, the captain of his expedition ship Mary Sachs .

fauna

In the lower 170 kilometers, the Bernard River forms the eastern and northern borders of the Banks Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary No. 1 . This is only accessible with the appropriate permission.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gazetteer of the Northwest Territories . NWT Cultural Places Program, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Center 2017, accessed November 9, 2018.
  2. ↑ a b Banks Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary No. 1 . Government of Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2018.