Perry River | |
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Native name | Kuukyuak ( Inuinnaqtun) |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Territory | Nunavut |
Region | Kitikmeot |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | Chester Bay, Queen Maud Gulf |
• coordinates | 67°43′N 102°14′W / 67.717°N 102.233°W [1] |
Perry River (Kuugjuaq) is a waterway in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It empties into Chester Bay on the southern Queen Maud Gulf. [2]
At one time, Stephen Angulalik, and later Red Pedersen, ran a Hudson's Bay Company outpost called Perry River ( 67°48′N 102°17′W / 67.800°N 102.283°W [3]) on a small island at the mouth of the river. [4] [5]