Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.
|
See also:DUBAWNT, or DOOBAUNT (See also:Indian Toobaung, i.e. turbid) , a See also:river of See also:Mackenzie and See also:Keewatin districts, See also:Canada . It rises in Wholdaia (or See also:Daly) See also:Lake, in 104° 20' W. and 60° 15' N., and flows northward to its confluence with the Thelon river, and thence eastward to See also:Chesterfield Inlet, an See also:arm of See also:Hudson See also:Bay . It passes through numerous lake-expansions, including See also:Dubawnt Lake, with an See also:area of 1700 sq. m. and an See also:altitude of 500 ft. above the See also:sea; See also:Aberdeen, altitude 130 ft.; and See also:Baker, 30 ft . From the See also:head of Wholdaia Lake to the head of Chesterfield Inlet is 750 M. and thence to the See also:west See also:coast of Hudson Bay 125 M . The river is shallow, and See also:banks and See also:bed are chiefly composed of boulders; grassy slopes, however, occur at intervals along its banks, especially on the shores of Dubawnt Lake, and are the feeding grounds of large bands of cariboo . Discovered in 1770 by See also:Samuel See also:Hearne, the Dubawnt'was explored by J . B . See also:Tyrrell in 1893, and the Thelon by See also:David Hanbury in' 1899 . See See also:Annual See also:Report of the See also:Geological Survey of Canada for 1896 (printed 1898) . |
|
|
[back] DUALLA |
[next] DUBBO |
There are no comments yet for this article.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.
Links to articles and home page are encouraged.