Hoppner River

Coordinates: 68°58′37″N 117°43′50″W / 68.97694°N 117.73056°W / 68.97694; -117.73056 (Hoppner River mouth)
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Hoppner River
Hoppner River is located in Canada
Hoppner River
Location of Mouth
Location
CountryCanada
TerritoryNunavut
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Dolphin and Union Strait/
Amundsen Gulf
Length>70 km (43 mi)

The Hoppner River flows northward from Wollaston Peninsula (previously referred to as Wollaston Land) into Dolphin and Union Strait at the juncture with the Amundsen Gulf in Nunavut, Canada. Long-tailed duck (Harelda glacialis) frequent the area.[1]

The river is one of several landforms named in honour of

William Edward Parry's First, Second, and Third Arctic Expeditions.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "174 POINT CLIFTON.-HOPPNER RIVER". umich.edu. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
  2. OCLC 4161840
    . HP Hoppner.

68°58′37″N 117°43′50″W / 68.97694°N 117.73056°W / 68.97694; -117.73056 (Hoppner River mouth)