Princess Mary Lake
Tahijuaq tuklirpaar (Inuktitut)
Princess Mary Lake is located in Nunavut
Princess Mary Lake
Princess Mary Lake
Location in Nunavut
LocationKivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada
Coordinates63°57′N 97°35′W / 63.95°N 97.58°W / 63.95; -97.58
Typelake
Primary inflowsKunwak River
Primary outflowsKunwak River
Surface area471 km2 (182 sq mi)
Surface elevation116 m (381 ft)
References[1]

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

  1. ^ a b "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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