Kugaryuak River
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| Kugaryuak River | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Coronation Gulf |
The Kugaryuak River is located in the Canadian Arctic territory of Nunavut in the southwest Kitikmeot Region. It forks into two entities, the Western Kugaryuak (67°46′N 114°25′W / 67.767°N 114.417°W) and the Eastern Kugaryuak (67°43′N 113°17′W / 67.717°N 113.283°W) and flows into Coronation Gulf.[1]
Arctic charr abound in the Kugaryuak.
In 1928, a Hudson's Bay Company trading post was moved to Kugaryuak (Post Number: B.429) from Tree River.[2][3]
The Kugaryuagmiut were a Copper Inuit subgroup that lived along the shores of the Kugaryuak. In 1990, three archaeological sites of tent rings were found along the Kugaryuak from precontact Inuit period.[4]
