Thelon River

The Thelon River stretches 900 kilometres across northern Canada. Its source is Whitefish Lake in the , and it flows east to in . The Thelon ultimately drains into at Chesterfield Inlet.
Wikipedia
Photo: Hayne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, Canada
  • Also known as: “Akilinik”, “Thelon-joki”, “Thelonjoki”, and “テロン川”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Baker Lake Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Gierszep, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is located 3 nautical miles southwest of , , Canada. is situated 2½ km north of Thelon River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baker Lake.

Town
Photo: E-90, Public domain.
is a hamlet in the Kivalliq Region, in on mainland Canada. is situated 5 km northeast of Thelon River.

Thelon River

Latitude
64.27569° or 64° 16′ 33″ north
Longitude
-96.07682° or 96° 4′ 37″ west
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
96P57WGF+77
Geo­Names ID
6164167
Wiki­data ID
Q2416760
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Thelon River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Thelon”
  • Bulgarian: “Телон”
  • Cebuano: “Thelon River”
  • Chuvash: “Телон”
  • Dutch: “Thelon River”
  • Dutch: “Thelon”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ثيلون”
  • Finnish: “Thelon”
  • French: “rivière Thelon”
  • French: “Rivière Thelon”
  • German: “Thelon River”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Thelon”
  • Italian: “Thelon”
  • Japanese: “セロン川”
  • Lithuanian: “Telonas”
  • Mingrelian: “ტელონი (წყარმალუ)”
  • Mingrelian: “ტელონი”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Thelon”
  • Norwegian: “Thelon”
  • Polish: “Thelon”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Thelon”
  • Russian: “Телон (река)”
  • Russian: “Телон”
  • Serbian: “Телон (река)”
  • Serbian: “Телон”
  • Spanish: “Río Thelon”
  • Swedish: “Thelon River”
  • Ukrainian: “Телон (річка)”
  • Ukrainian: “Телон”
  • Welsh: “Afon Thelon”
  • “Thelon”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Nicholls Island and Iglujat Hills.

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