Tahiryuak Lake

Tahiryuak Lake
Location Victoria Island
Northwest Territories
Coordinates 70°58′N 112°10′W / 70.967°N 112.167°WCoordinates: 70°58′N 112°10′W / 70.967°N 112.167°W
Primary outflows Kuuk River
Catchment area Prince Albert Sound
Basin countries Canada
Surface elevation 221 metres (725 ft)[1]
Settlements Nearest is Ulukhaktok

Tahiryuak Lake is a lake located in the Canadian Arctic's Northwest Territories. It is situated in northcentral Victoria Island, north of Prince Albert Sound, southeast of Minto Inlet.

The lake is populated with silver charr[2] It is a Key Migratory Bird terrestrial habitat site because of the high density of nesting King Eiders. In addition, notable populations of Arctic tern, Cackling Goose, Long-tailed duck, Pacific Loon, Pomarine Jaeger, and Sabine's Gulls frequent the area.[3]

Tahiryuak was a caribou hunting region of the Haneragmiut and the Kanianermiut Copper Inuit.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tahiryuak Lake ca. 221 m". geonames.org. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
  2. ↑ Holman Charr Working Group (1997-06-16). "The Holman Charr Fishing Plan for 1997-1999". Holman Charr Newsletter (sasktelwebhosting.com) 2: 2.
  3. ↑ Latour, P.B. et al. (March 2006). "Key Migratory Bird terrestrial habitat sites". Canadian Wildlife Service. p. 20. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
  4. ↑ Stefansson, Vilhjalmur (1914). The Stefánsson-Anderson Arctic Expedition of the American Museum: Preliminary Ethnological Report. New York: The Trustees of the American Museum. pp. 26–36. OCLC 13626409.