Contwoyto Lake

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Contwoyto Lake
Location Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut
Coordinates 65°40′N 110°40′WCoordinates: 65°40′N 110°40′W
Basin countries Canada
Surface area 957 km² (369 sq mi)

Contwoyto Lake is a lake in the Kitikmeot Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut, located near the border with the Northwest Territories. With a total area of 957 km² (369 sq mi), it is the territories' tenth largest lake.

The Lupin Mine is located near Contwoyto Lake. The lake is also the terminus of a winter road from Tibbitt Lake in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut's only currently existing road access to the rest of Canada. In 2005 there was a proposal put forward to extend the winter road to a possible port at Bathurst Inlet.

[edit] Further reading

  • Tremblay, Leo Paul. Geology of northern Contwoyto Lake area, district of Mackenzie. Ottawa: Information Canada, 1976.

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