Boas River

The Boas is a river on in , Canada. The river rises at and its mouth is located at the . Proceeding inland, the river becomes braided and is about 5 kilometres wide. It is named after anthropologist Franz Boas.
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Boas River

Latitude
63.71744° or 63° 43′ 3″ north
Longitude
-85.74978° or 85° 44′ 59″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
96MPP782+X3
Geo­Names ID
5904706
Wiki­data ID
Q4931473
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Boas River” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Boas River
  • Dutch: Boas
  • Irish: Abhainn Boas
  • Spanish: Boas
  • Swedish: Boas River
  • Welsh: Afon Boas
  • Boas

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