Mara River (Nunavut)
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The Mara River is a river in Nunavut
which flows into the Burnside River to empty into Bathurst Inlet
on the Arctic Ocean
. It flows north from headwaters at Nose Lake and is 260 km (161.6 mi) in length.
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
which flows into the Burnside River to empty into Bathurst Inlet
Bathurst Inlet
Bathurst Inlet is a deep inlet located along the northern coast of the Canadian mainland, into which the Burnside and Western Rivers empty. The name, or its native equivalent Kingoak , is also used to identify the community of Bathurst Inlet located on the shore.-Plans for a deep-water port:A...
on the Arctic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region, is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceanic divisions...
. It flows north from headwaters at Nose Lake and is 260 km (161.6 mi) in length.
See also
- List of rivers of Nunavut