# Boas River > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Boas_River > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Boas_River.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boas_River > Source revision: 1334841350 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) River in Nunavut, Canada Boas River Show map of Nunavut Show map of Canada Location Country Canada Territory Nunavut Physical characteristics Source • coordinates 63°43′0″N 85°44′59″W / 63.71667°N 85.74972°W / 63.71667; -85.74972 Mouth • location Bay of Gods Mercy, Nunavut • elevation 0 m (0 ft) - *Boas River is also a name for the [Çoruh River](/source/%C3%87oruh_River) in northeast Anatolia.* The **Boas** is a river on [Southampton Island](/source/Southampton_Island) in [Nunavut](/source/Nunavut), Canada. The river rises at [64°49′58″N 084°23′34″W / 64.83278°N 84.39278°W / 64.83278; -84.39278 (Boas River (head))](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Boas_River¶ms=64_49_58_N_084_23_34_W_type:waterbody_region:CA-NU&title=Boas+River+%28head%29) and its mouth is located at the [Bay of Gods Mercy](/source/Bay_of_Gods_Mercy). Proceeding inland, the river becomes braided and is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) wide.[1] It is named after [anthropologist](/source/Anthropology) [Franz Boas](/source/Franz_Boas).[2] ## Flora There are rich sedge meadows in the river's 2 mi (3.2 km)-wide delta area.[3] ## Fauna [Bearded seal](/source/Bearded_seal), [bowhead whale](/source/Bowhead_whale), [harbor seal](/source/Harbor_seal), [narwhal](/source/Narwhal), [polar bear](/source/Polar_bear), [ringed seal](/source/Ringed_seal), [walrus](/source/Walrus), and [white whale](/source/Beluga_(whale)) frequent the area.[1] Boas River and associated wetlands is a Canadian [Important Bird Area](/source/Important_Bird_Area), site #NU022 ([63°45′N 85°40′W / 63.75°N 85.66°W / 63.75; -85.66 (Bird Area #NU022 (Boas River))](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Boas_River¶ms=63.75_N_85.66_W_region:CA-NU_type:landmark_scale:100000&title=Bird+Area+%23NU022+%28Boas+River%29)). The elevation varies from 0 m (0 ft) to 60 m (200 ft) [above sea level](/source/Above_mean_sea_level). The IBA is 5,402 km2 (2,086 sq mi) in size. The [Ikkattuaq Migratory Bird Sanctuary](/source/Ikkattuaq_Migratory_Bird_Sanctuary) encompasses one third of the IBA's western portion.[1] This is a notable breeding area for the [lesser snow goose](/source/Snow_goose). Other bird species include: [American golden plover](/source/American_golden_plover), [Arctic loon](/source/Black-throated_diver), Atlantic brant, [Canada goose](/source/Canada_goose), [herring gull](/source/American_herring_gull), jaegers, [king eider](/source/King_eider), [Lapland longspur](/source/Lapland_bunting), [oldsquaw](/source/Oldsquaw), [red phalarope](/source/Red_phalarope), [red-throated loon](/source/Red-throated_diver), [Ross's goose](/source/Ross's_goose), [tundra swan](/source/Bewick's_swan), [sandhill crane](/source/Sandhill_crane), [semipalmated plover](/source/Semipalmated_plover), [semipalmated sandpiper](/source/Semipalmated_sandpiper), and [white-rumped sandpiper](/source/White-rumped_sandpiper).[1] ## History The area was populated by [Sadlermiut](/source/Sadlermiut) until the early 20th century when they were wiped out by an epidemic.[2] ## See also - [List of rivers of Nunavut](/source/List_of_rivers_of_Nunavut) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-iba_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-iba_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-iba_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-iba_1-3) ["Boas River and associated wetlands"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110612101319/http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=NU022). bsc-eoc.org. Archived from [the original](http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=NU022) on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-04-23. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Johnsgard_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Johnsgard_2-1) [Johnsgard, Paul A.](/source/Paul_Johnsgard); Paul Geraghty (1979). [*Song of the north wind: a story of the snow goose*](https://archive.org/details/songofnorthwinds0000john). U of Nebraska Press. pp. [10](https://archive.org/details/songofnorthwinds0000john/page/10). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8032-7552-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8032-7552-8). franz boas boas river. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Auk_3-0)** Barry, Thomas W. (April 1956). ["Observations of a Nesting Colony of American Brant"](https://doi.org/10.2307%2F4081471). *The Auk*. **73** (2). unm.edu: 193–202. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2307/4081471](https://doi.org/10.2307%2F4081471). 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