Turnabout River
The Turnabout River is located on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. It drains both Turnabout Lake and Turnabout Glacier into Lake Hazen. The river, the lake and Turnabout Glacier were named in 1957-58 during the International Geophysical Year by the Hazen Camp party directed by Geoffrey Hattersley-Smith.Turnabout River
- Type: River
- Description: watercourse in Nunavut, Canada
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nunavut, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
81.94577° or 81° 56′ 45″ north
Longitude
-68.75873° or 68° 45′ 31″ west
Elevation
100 metres (328 feet)
Open location code
C7HHW6WR+8G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=river
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Turnabout River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Turnabout River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Turnabout”
- Swedish: “Turnabout River”
- Welsh: “Afon Turnabout”
- “Turnabout”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Quttinirpaaq National Park and Hazen Camp.
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Highlights: Clay Island and Gatter Island.
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