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Revision as of 20:14, 16 November 2018 by Zackmann08 (talk | contribs) (Converting to use Template:Infobox river)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) For the river in Australia, see Canning River (Western Australia). River in Alaska, United StatesCanning River | |
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Confluence with Marsh Fork | |
Location of the mouth of the Canning River in Alaska | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Borough | North Slope |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Franklin Mountains |
• location | Brooks Range |
• coordinates | 69°04′40″N 145°06′07″W / 69.07778°N 145.10194°W / 69.07778; -145.10194 |
• elevation | 5,157 ft (1,572 m) |
Mouth | Camden Bay |
• location | Beaufort Sea |
• coordinates | 70°04′42″N 145°33′56″W / 70.07833°N 145.56556°W / 70.07833; -145.56556 |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Length | 125 mi (201 km) |
The Canning River flows through parts of the North Slope in the U.S. state of Alaska. The river begins in the Franklin Mountains of the Brooks Range in the northeastern part of the state. It flows generally north for 125 miles (201 km) through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and enters Camden Bay west of Kaktovik on the Beaufort Sea.
See also
References
- ^ "Canning River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ^ Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 135–37. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
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