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Caniapiscau
(Encyclopedia)Caniapiscau kănyəpĭsˈkôˌ [key], river, c.575 mi (930 km) long, issuing from Caniapiscau Lake, NE Que., Canada. It flows generally NW past Fort Mackenzie and joins the Mélèzes to form the Kokso...Coppermine
(Encyclopedia)Coppermine, river, 525 mi (845 km) long, rising in Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Canada, and winding northwest to enter the Arctic Ocean at Coronation Gulf in Nunavut Territory. Kugluktuk, forme...Nottaway
(Encyclopedia)Nottaway nŏtˈəwā [key], river, c.140 mi (230 km) long, issuing from Mattagami Lake, W Que., Canada, and flowing NW into S James Bay. It is noted for sturgeon. The Waswanipi River (c.195 mi/310 km ...Souris
(Encyclopedia)Souris so͝orˈĭs [key], river, c.450 mi (720 km) long, rising in S Sask., Canada, and flowing southeast with a great loop into N.Dak. (passing Minot), then N and NE to the Assiniboine River in SW Ma...Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
(Encyclopedia)Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia)Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River
(Encyclopedia)Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Navy Island
(Encyclopedia)Navy Island, in the Niagara River, just above Niagara Falls, S Ont., Canada. It is famous as the scene of the last stand made by William Lyon Mackenzie and some of his fellow rebels in the Upper Canad...Temiscaming, Lake
(Encyclopedia)Temiscaming, Lake, Fr. Témiscamingue, an expansion of the Ottawa River, 121 sq mi (313 sq km), SW Que., Canada, extending 62 mi (100 km) SE from New Liskeard to Temiscaming. The surrounding area is r...Ross, Alexander
(Encyclopedia)Ross, Alexander, 1783–1856, Canadian fur trader and pioneer, b. Scotland. He went to Canada in 1805, taught school in Upper Canada, and in 1810 left for Oregon as a clerk in John Jacob Astor's Pacif...Browse by Subject
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