Kangalaksiorvik River
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| location | Labrador , Newfoundland and Labrador ( Canada ) | |
| River system | Kangalaksiorvik River | |
| origin | nameless lake in the Torngat Mountains 59 ° 12 ′ 24 ″ N , 64 ° 29 ′ 52 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 610 m | |
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Kangalaksiorvik Fjord , Labrador Sea (Atlantic Ocean) Coordinates: 59 ° 23 '8 " N , 64 ° 3' 38" W 59 ° 23 '8 " N , 64 ° 3' 38" W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 610 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 12 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 52 km | |
| Catchment area | 654 km² | |
| Flowing lakes | Upper Kangalaksiorvik Lake, Lower Kangalaksiorvik Lake | |
The Kangalaksiorvik River is an approximately 52 km long tributary of the Labrador Sea in the north of Labrador in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador .
River course
The Kangalaksiorvik River flows through part of the Torngat Mountains National Park . It has its origins in a nameless 610 m high lake in the Torngat Mountains near the provincial border with Québec . Initially it flows in a northerly direction. Between the river kilometers 40 and 47 it flows through a nameless lake, which represents a river broadening. At river kilometer 25, the Kangalaksiorvik River turns east. On the lower reaches are the lakes Upper Kangalaksiorvik Lake and Lower Kangalaksiorvik Lake . The Kangalaksiorvik River eventually flows into the head end of the Kangalaksiorvik Fjord . The catchment area covers an area of 654 km².
Fish fauna
The arctic char occurs in the river system .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c T.C. Anderson: The Rivers of Labrador (PDF, 9.5 MB) Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 81, p. 380, 1985. Retrieved November 16, 2018.