Kovik River facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Kovik River |
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 Location of the mouth of the Kovik River in Quebec.
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| Other name(s) | Kovic River, Rivière Kovik |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Nunavik |
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| Main source | Lake Vanasse 325 m (1,066 ft) 61°48′16″N 75°36′15″W / 61.80444°N 75.60417°W |
| River mouth | Hudson Bay 0 m (0 ft) 61°35′25″N 77°36′18″W / 61.59028°N 77.60500°W |
| Length | 150 km (93 mi) |
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The Kovik River (French: Rivière Kovik) is a river on the Arctic tundra in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. In some maps and publications name of the river is spelled Kovic.
Course
The river begins at Lake Vanasse about 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of the community of Salluit and flows southeast, then southwest to Lake Belleau, and west to Lake Chassé. It continues west to Lake Maniraq where it takes in the right tributary Derville River, and takes in the right tributary Durouvray River further west, before reaching its mouth at Kovik Bay on Hudson Bay, adjacent to Cape Paalliq and about 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of the community of Akulivik.
Culture
The river is connected with story about Aukkautik. After his son was accidentally killed on a hunting trip, Aukkautik went on a killing rampage. Eventually, he was killed by another Inuk, before he could cause further pain.
Tributaries
- Durouvray River
- Derville River
