Kazan River, 850 km long, rises near Kasba Lake in southern Nunavut near the Saskatchewan border. Flowing north it follows an irregular course through several lakes, draining a large part of the Barren Lands. It joins the Thelon River on the south shore of Baker Lake, across the lake from the Inuit hamlet of the same name. It is a popular wilderness canoe route. The name comes from a Chipewyan word for white swan. It was designated a Canadian Heritage River in 1990.
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- Francis, Daniel. "Kazan River". The Canadian Encyclopedia, 30 March 2014, Historica Canada. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/kazan-river. Accessed 23 December 2024.
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- Francis, D. (2014). Kazan River. In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/kazan-river
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- Francis, Daniel. "Kazan River." The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Article published February 07, 2006; Last Edited March 30, 2014.
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- The Canadian Encyclopedia, s.v. "Kazan River," by Daniel Francis, Accessed December 23, 2024, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/kazan-river
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Kazan River
Article by Daniel Francis
Published Online February 7, 2006
Last Edited March 30, 2014