Rae River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Territory | Nunavut |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Akuliakattak Lake |
Mouth | |
• location | Coronation Gulf |
• coordinates | 67°55′01″N 115°33′00″W / 67.917°N 115.550°W |
• elevation | Sea level |
The Rae River (Pallirk) is a waterway that flows from Akuliakattak Lake[1] into Richardson Bay, Coronation Gulf. Its mouth is situated northwest of Kugluktuk, Nunavut. Its shores were the ancestral home of Copper Inuit subgroups: the Kanianermiut[2] (also known as Uallirgmiut) (located at the river's headwaters) and the Pallirmiut[3] (located at the river's mouth).
The Rae River is named in honour of Scottish Arctic explorer John Rae.[4]