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Churchill River (Atlantic) : ウィキペディア英語版 | Churchill River (Atlantic)
The Churchill River is a river in Newfoundland and Labrador which flows east from the Smallwood Reservoir in Labrador into the Atlantic Ocean via Lake Melville. The river is long and drains an area of ; it is the longest river in the province. The river is still known locally as Mishtashipu by the Innu, and as the Grand River by the peoples of NunatuKavut and Nunatsiavut, and Settlers who identify as Labradorians. In 1821, Captain William Martin, in command of HM brig Clinker, took it upon himself to name the river the Hamilton River after the then Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland, Sir Charles Hamilton. On February 1, 1965, the river was renamed the Churchill River by Premier Joey Smallwood, in honour of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. == Geography==
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