Churchill River Canada Map

Churchill map north of 53 manitoba mapcarta.

Churchill river canada map.

The churchill river is one of the major rivers of canada. Position your mouse over the map and use your mouse wheel to zoom in or out. Menu reservations. 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.

It is the longest river in labrador and has a drainage basin of 79 800 km 2 and a. The cree name for the river is missinipi meaning big waters. 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 river is named after john churchill the 1st duke of marlborough.

We have produced the only map series to cover canada s northern national parks. It flows through the provinces of alberta saskatchewan and manitoba. Churchill river trading post 100 299 otter st la ronge sk s0j. Get directions reviews and information for churchill river trading post in la ronge sk.

The river is named after john churchill who was governor of the hudson bay company from 1685 to 1691. The headwaters start in churchill lake in northern saskatchewan and the river flows all the way to hudson s bay. The cree name for the river is missinipi. Churchill river 7 otter lake synthetic option churchill river 8 otter lake to nistowiak.

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. The churchill river french. The river flows for 1 000 miles from the churchill lake in northwest saskatchewan to the hudson bay in manitoba. Churchill river map our fishing area the churchill river is just over 1000 miles long.