Bloody River (Canada)
| Bloody River | |
|---|---|
  Bloody River Location in Canada | |
| Basin | |
| River mouth | Great Bear Lake |
| Countries | Canada |
Bloody River is a river in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, Canada. It flows into the Dease Arm of Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories at approximately 66°56′01″N 120°34′07″W / 66.93361°N 120.56861°WCoordinates: 66°56′01″N 120°34′07″W / 66.93361°N 120.56861°W.[1]
An outcrop of Saline River gypsum was noted near Bloody River, 67°57′N 119°31′W / 67.950°N 119.517°W (NTS 86 M)* +27.2 15.[2] W. Kupsch "found tails of till-covered bedrock behind eroded rock bosses and referred to such compound landforms as crag-and-tail drumlins" west of Bloody River.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Bloody River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ Robert O. van Everdingen, H. Roy Krouse (1977). "Stratigraphic differentiation by sulfur isotopes between Upper Cambrian and Lower Devonian gypsum-bearing units, District of Mackenzie, N.W.T.". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (NRC Research Press) 14 (12): 2790–2796. doi:10.1139/e77-245. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
- ↑ John Shaw, David R. Sharpe (1987). "Drumlin formation by subglacial meltwater erosion". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (NRC Research Press) 24 (11): 2316–2322. doi:10.1139/e87-216. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
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