McConnell River

{{Infobox river | name = McConnell River | image = | image_caption = | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = [[Canada]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Territory]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Nunavut]] | source1_location = | mouth_location = Northwestern [[Hudson Bay]] | length = | source1_elevation = | mouth_elevation = | discharge1_avg = | basin_size = | extra = {{Designation list | embed = yes | designation1 = Ramsar | designation1_date = 24 May 1982 | designation1_number = 248<ref>{{Cite web|title=McConnell River|website=[[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar]] Sites Information Service|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/248|accessdate=25 April 2018}}</ref>}} }} The '''McConnell River''' is located in the [[Kivalliq Region]] of [[northern Canada]]'s territory of [[Nunavut]]. It drains into [[Hudson Bay]] and is the namesake for the [[Kuugaarjuk Migratory Bird Sanctuary]].<ref name="travelingluck">{{cite web|url=http://travelingluck.com/North+America/Canada/Nunavut/_6068953_McConnell+River.html#local_map|title=McConnell River, Nunavut, Canada |publisher=travelingluck.com|accessdate=2008-12-05}}</ref>

It is home to [[snow goose|snow]] (blue) and [[Canada goose|Canada geese]].

==See also== *[[List of rivers of Nunavut]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{Nunavut}} {{Rivers of Nunavut}} {{Ramsar sites in Canada}}

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