SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Mackenzie River empties into the ____ ocean
A
Arctic
B
Pacific
C
Atlantic
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The river flows northwest, skirting the northern ranges of the Rocky Mountains before widening into a marshy, lake-dotted delta. The delta empties into the Arctic Ocean via the Beaufort Sea.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Mackenzie River-North America’s largest northward flowing river-drains a basin that spans one-fifth of Canada’s total land area. Each year, the Mackenzie delivers about 325 cubic kilometers (78 cubic miles) of fresh water to the Arctic Ocean.

Detailed explanation-3: -The McKenzie River is a 90-mile (145 km) tributary of the Willamette River in western Oregon in the United States. It drains part of the Cascade Range east of Eugene and flows westward into the southernmost end of the Willamette Valley.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Mackenzie River system is Canada’s largest watershed, and the tenth largest water basin in the world. The river runs 4, 200 kilometers (2, 600 miles) from the Columbia Icefield in the Canadian Rockies to the Arctic Ocean.

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