Rae River
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location | Nunavut (Canada) | |
River system | Rae River | |
source | 20 km east of Bluenose Lake 68 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N , 119 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W |
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Source height | approx. 500 m | |
muzzle | 30 km west of Kugluktuk in Richardson Bay ( Coronation Gulf ) Coordinates: 67 ° 55 ′ 10 ″ N , 115 ° 31 ′ 30 ″ W 67 ° 55 ′ 10 ″ N , 115 ° 31 ′ 30 ″ W |
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Mouth height | 0 m | |
Height difference | approx. 500 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 2.8 ‰ | |
length | approx. 180 km |
The Rae River is a tributary of the Coronation Gulf in the Nunavut Territory in the far north of Canada .
The Rae River rises 20 km east of Bluenose Lake at an elevation of 500 m . Initially it flows in a south-southeast direction. It then turns east after 60 km and flows a further 120 km to its confluence about 30 km west of Kugluktuk in Richardson Bay , a bay of the Coronation Gulf. The Rae River has a length of about 180 km.
The Rae River was named in honor of the Scottish polar explorer John Rae .