Boas River

Boas River
Country Canada
Basin
River mouth Bay of Gods Mercy, Nunavut
0 m (0 ft)
Boas River is also a name for the Çoruh River in northeast Anatolia.

The Boas is a river on Southampton Island in Nunavut, Canada. The river rises at 64°49′58″N 084°23′34″W / 64.83278°N 84.39278°W / 64.83278; -84.39278 (Boas River (head)) and its mouth is located at the Bay of Gods Mercy. Proceeding inland, the river becomes braided and is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) wide.[1]

It is named after anthropologist Franz Boas.[2]

Flora

There are rich sedge meadows in the river's 2 mi (3.2 km)-wide delta area.[3]

Fauna

Bearded seal, bowhead whale, harbor seal, narwhal, polar bear, ringed seal, walrus, and white whale frequent the area.[1]

Boas River and associated wetlands is a Canadian Important Bird Area, site #NU022 (63°45′N 85°40′W / 63.75°N 85.66°W / 63.75; -85.66 (Bird Area #NU022 (Boas River))). The elevation varies from 0 m (0 ft) to 60 m (200 ft) above sea level. The IBA is 5,402 km2 (2,086 sq mi) in size. The Harry Gibbons Migratory Bird Sanctuary encompasses one third of the IBA's western portion.[1]

This is a notable breeding area for the lesser snow goose. Other bird species include: American golden plover, Arctic loon, Atlantic brant, Canada goose, herring gull, jaegers, king eider, Lapland longspur, oldsqaw, red phalarope, red-throated loon, Ross's goose, tundra swan, sandhill crane, semipalmated plover, semipalmated sandpiper, and white-rumped sandpiper.[1]

History

The area was populated by Sadlermiut until the early 20th century when they were wiped out by an epidemic.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Boas River and associated wetlands". bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  2. 1 2 Johnsgard, Paul A.; Paul Geraghty (1979). Song of the north wind: a story of the snow goose. U of Nebraska Press. p. 10. ISBN 0-8032-7552-8.
  3. ↑ Barry, Thomas W. (April 1956). "Observations of a Nesting Colony of American Brant". The Auk. unm.edu. 73 (2): 193. doi:10.2307/4081471.

Coordinates: 63°43′00″N 085°44′59″W / 63.71667°N 85.74972°W / 63.71667; -85.74972 (Boas River (mouth))


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