Churchill River Canada Map

The river is named after john churchill the 1st duke of marlborough.

Churchill river canada map.

Churchill is located on hudson bay at the mouth of the churchill river on the 58th parallel north far above most canadian populated areas churchill is far from any other towns or cities with thompson approximately 400 km 250 mi to the south being the closest larger settlement manitoba s provincial capital winnipeg is approximately 1 000 km 620 mi south of churchill. Get directions reviews and information for churchill river trading post in la ronge sk. Churchill river labrador 856 km long to head of ashuanipi river issues from ashuanipi lake drops 75 m over churchill falls broadens into winokapau lake and runs east through a deep glacial gorge past happy valley goose bay into lake melville hamilton inlet entering the atlantic near rigolet pop 317. The headwaters start in churchill lake in northern saskatchewan and the river flows all the way to hudson s bay.

It is the longest river in labrador and has a drainage basin of 79 800 km 2 and a. Rivière churchill is a major river in alberta saskatchewan and manitoba canada from the head of the churchill lake it is 1 609 kilometres 1 000 mi long. The cree name for the river is missinipi meaning big waters. It was named after john churchill 1st duke of marlborough and governor of the hudson s bay company from 1685 to 1691.

The river is named after john churchill who was governor of the hudson bay company from 1685 to 1691. Aulavik national park nahanni national park reserve tuktut nogait national park wood buffalo national park. Churchill river trading post 100 299 otter st la ronge sk s0j. The churchill river is one of the major rivers of canada.

The churchill river french. Churchill river map our fishing area the churchill river is just over 1000 miles long. Churchill is a community north of 53 in manitoba best known as the polar bear capital of the world and only slightly less known as the beluga capital of the world. The cree name for the river is missinipi.

Position your mouse over the map and use your mouse wheel to zoom in or out. It flows through the provinces of alberta saskatchewan and manitoba. Churchill river 7 otter lake synthetic option churchill river 8 otter lake to nistowiak. We have produced the only map series to cover canada s northern national parks.