Boas River
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| subdivision_name2 = Nunavut
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| mouth_location = Bay of Gods Mercy, Nunavut
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:Boas River is also a name for the Çoruh River in northeast Anatolia.
The Boas is a river on Southampton Island in Nunavut, Canada. The river rises at {{coord|64|49|58|N|084|23|34|W|type:waterbody_region:CA-NU|name=Boas River (head)}} and its mouth is located at the Bay of Gods Mercy. Proceeding inland, the river becomes braided and is about {{convert|5|km}} wide.{{cite web|url=http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=NU022|title=Boas River and associated wetlands|publisher=bsc-eoc.org|accessdate=2009-04-23|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612101319/http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=NU022|archive-date=2011-06-12}}
It is named after anthropologist Franz Boas.{{cite book|last=Johnsgard|first=Paul A. |author-link1=Paul Johnsgard |author2=Paul Geraghty|title=Song of the north wind: a story of the snow goose|publisher=U of Nebraska Press|date=1979|pages=[https://archive.org/details/songofnorthwinds0000john/page/10 10]|isbn=0-8032-7552-8|url=https://archive.org/details/songofnorthwinds0000john|url-access=registration|quote=franz boas boas river.}}
Flora
There are rich sedge meadows in the river's {{convert|2|mi|abbr=on}}-wide delta area.{{cite journal|last=Barry|first=Thomas W.|date=April 1956|title=Observations of a Nesting Colony of American Brant|journal=The Auk|publisher=unm.edu|volume=73|issue=2|pages=193–202|doi=10.2307/4081471|jstor=4081471|doi-access=free}}
Fauna
Bearded seal, bowhead whale, harbor seal, narwhal, polar bear, ringed seal, walrus, and white whale frequent the area.
Boas River and associated wetlands is a Canadian Important Bird Area, site #NU022 ({{coord|63.75|-85.66|region:CA-NU_type:landmark_scale:100000|name=Bird Area #NU022 (Boas River)}}). The elevation varies from {{convert|0|m|abbr=on}} to {{convert|60|m|abbr=on}} above sea level. The IBA is {{convert|5402|km2|abbr=on}} in size. The Harry Gibbons Migratory Bird Sanctuary encompasses one third of the IBA's western portion.
This is a notable breeding area for the lesser snow goose. Other bird species include:
American golden plover, Arctic loon, Atlantic brant, Canada goose, herring gull, jaegers, king eider, Lapland longspur, oldsquaw, red phalarope, red-throated loon, Ross's goose, tundra swan, sandhill crane, semipalmated plover, semipalmated sandpiper, and white-rumped sandpiper.
History
The area was populated by Sadlermiut until the early 20th century when they were wiped out by an epidemic.
See also
References
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