Kovik River
The Kovik River (French: "Rivière Kovik") is a river on the Arctic tundra in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. In some maps and publications name of the river is spelled "Kovic". Course. The river begins at Lake Vanasse about south of the community of Salluit and flows southeast, then southwest to Lake Belleau, and west to Lake Chassé. It continues west to Lake Maniraq where it takes in the right tributary Derville River, and takes in the right tributary Durouvray River further west, before reaching its mouth at Kovik Bay on Hudson Bay, adjacent to Cape Paalliq and about north  of the community of Akulivik. Culture. The river is connected with story about Aukkautik. After his son was accidentally killed on a hunting trip, Aukkautik went on a killing rampage. Eventually, he was stabbed to death by another Inuk, before he could cause further pain.