Horton River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Territories | Northwest Territories, Nunavut |
Region | Inuvik, Sahtu, Kitikmeot |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lake |
• location | Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut |
• coordinates | 67°50′38″N 120°45′02″W / 67.84389°N 120.75056°W |
• elevation | 584 m (1,916 ft) |
Mouth | Franklin Bay |
• location | Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories |
• coordinates | 69°56′01″N 126°48′10″W / 69.93361°N 126.80278°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 618 km (384 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Arctic Ocean drainage basin |
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The Horton River is a river in Inuvik and Sahtu Regions, Northwest Territories and Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is a tributary of the Beaufort Sea and hence part of the Arctic Ocean drainage basin. Only the first few kilometres from its source are within Nunavut.