Clyde River (Baffin Island)

This article is about the river. For the Inuit settlement, see Clyde River, Nunavut.

Clyde River
Mouth location
Location
Country	Canada
Territory	Nunavut
Island	Baffin Island
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Generator Lake[1]
• elevation	373 m (1,224 ft)
Mouth
• location	Clyde Inlet
• coordinates	69°51′10″N 70°25′15″W
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)

Clyde River is a waterway on the eastern coast of Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada.

Geography

The river outflows from Generator Lake at the southeastern end of Barnes Ice Cap in the Baffin Mountains. It flows in a roughly northeastern direction before reaching the head of Clyde Fiord in Kangiqtugaapik, Baffin Bay.[2]

The nearest settlement, also named Clyde River, is approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) to the northeast of the river's mouth.

See also

• List of rivers of Nunavut
• Geography of Nunavut

References

1. NRCan - Clyde River
2. "Clyde Inlet". Mapcarta. Retrieved 1 May 2016.