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Among the longest rivers of Canada are 47 streams of at least 600 km (370 mi). In the case of some rivers such as the Columbia, the length listed in the table below is solely that of the main stem. In the case of others such as the Mackenzie, it is the combined lengths of the main stem and one or more upstream tributaries, as noted.
- Yukon River: 3,185 km. In Canada, the Yukon River and its headwaters traverse the territories of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in, Tutchone, Tagish and Tlingit. In turn, the river is central to Indigenous cultural landscapes.
- Columbia River: 2,000 km. Originally called “Rio de San Roque” by Spanish explorers, in 1792 the river was renamed “Columbia” by Boston fur trader Robert Gray, who named it after his ship.
- Peace River: 1,923 km. The Peace River is one of the principal tributaries of the Mackenzie River system. The name of the river refers to a settlement between Cree and Dane-Zaa (Beaver) warring parties around 1781 at Peace Point at the lower portion of the river.
- Mackenzie River: 1,738 km. The main stem of the Mackenzie River is 1,738 km long, while the entire river system is 4,241 km long. Deh Cho, the Dene name for the Mackenzie River, translates literally as “Big River.”
The St. Lawrence River runs 3,058 kilometres (1,900 mi) from the farthest headwater to the mouth and 1,197 km (743.8 mi) from the outflow of Lake Ontario. These numbers include the estuary; without the estuary, the length from Lake Ontario is c. 500 km (c. 300 mi). The farthest headwater is the North River in the Mesabi Range at Hibbing, Minnesota.
Feb 7, 2006 · The St. Lawrence River is a grand river and estuary, which together with the Great Lakes forms a hydrographic system that penetrates 3,058 km into North America. The river proper, about 1,197 km long, issues from Lake Ontario, flows northeast past Montreal and Quebec City to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The route of early explorers and the main ...
County Hall, Cwmbran (1978–1996) Gwent is a preserved county and former local government county in southeast Wales. A county of Gwent was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972; it was named after the ancient Kingdom of Gwent. The authority was a successor to both the administrative county of Monmouthshire (with minor ...
May 28, 2019 · Longest Rivers In Canada. The Mackenzie River near its mouth along the Northwest Territories Arctic Ocean coast. 10. South Saskatchewan. At 865 miles (1,392 kilometers) long, the South Saskatchewan River is the tenth longest river in Canada. The Rivers goes through the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, starting from the where the Bow River ...
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