North Pole Stream
North Pole Stream (IR Walker 1986)
North Pole Stream (IR Walker 1986)
North Pole Stream is a tributary to the Little Southwest Miramichi River, with its headwaters in the Christmas Mountains of north-central, New Brunswick, Canada. It is an important spawning stream for Atlantic Salmon, and renowned among fly fishers.
The Mi'kmaq referred to the stream as "Kadunnatquegak" (watching salmon in a pool).
The English name seems to have originated with lumbermen, about 1840. Two theories have been suggested for its origin:[1][2]
- the most northerly point they had lumbered
- very cold conditions
The name inspired A. F. Wightman to name the adjacent peaks after Santa Claus' reindeer. These peaks are now referred to as the Christmas Mountains.
See also[]
- List of rivers of New Brunswick
References[]
- ^ Rayburn, A. (1975) Geographical Names of New Brunswick. Toponymy Study 2. Surveys and Mapping Branch, Energy Mines and Resources Canada, Ottawa
- ^ Geographical Names of Canada "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
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Categories:
- Rivers of New Brunswick
- Landforms of Northumberland County, New Brunswick
- Canada river stubs
- New Brunswick geography stubs