Princess Mary Lake

Princess Mary Lake
Princess Mary Lake
Tahijuaq tuklirpaar (Inuktitut)
	Princess Mary Lake Location in Nunavut
Location	Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada
Coordinates	63°57′N 97°35′W / 63.95°N 97.58°W
Type	lake
Primary inflows	Kunwak River
Primary outflows	Kunwak River
Surface area	471 km2 (182 sq mi)
Surface elevation	116 m (381 ft)
References

Princess Mary Lake (Inuktitut: Tahijuaq tuklirpaar^[2]) is a lake in Kivalliq Region in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It lies at an elevation of 116 m (381 ft) and covers an area of 471 km² (182 sq mi), not including 53 km² (20 sq mi) occupied by islands within the lake.^[1] The Kunwak River flows into it from the west and drains it in the southeast. Lake trout and lake whitefish are found in the lake, and caribou hunting and fox trapping are occasionally practised around the lake in the winter.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Nunavut - Lake Areas and Elevation (lakes larger than 400 square kilometres)". Atlas of Canada. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007.
^ Hughson, Paula Kigjugalik (2010). Our homeland for the past, present and future: Akulliqpaaq Qamaniq (Aberdeen Lake) and Qamaniq Tugliqpaaq (Schultz Lake) landscapes described by Elder John Killulark (PDF) (M.N.R.M.). University of Manitoba. p. 98. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
^ Effects of Exploration and Development in the Baker Lake Area: Volume 1 – Study Report (PDF). February 1978. pp. 32, 38, 125. Retrieved May 25, 2017.

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[Lakes-1] "Nunavut - Lake Areas and Elevation (lakes larger than 400 square kilometres)". Atlas of Canada. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007.

[2] Hughson, Paula Kigjugalik (2010). Our homeland for the past, present and future: Akulliqpaaq Qamaniq (Aberdeen Lake) and Qamaniq Tugliqpaaq (Schultz Lake) landscapes described by Elder John Killulark (PDF) (M.N.R.M.). University of Manitoba. p. 98. Retrieved May 25, 2017.

[3] Effects of Exploration and Development in the Baker Lake Area: Volume 1 – Study Report (PDF). February 1978. pp. 32, 38, 125. Retrieved May 25, 2017.

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