Biology:Tahiryuaq (Northwest Territories)

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Tahiryuaq
Tahiryuaq is located in Northwest Territories
Tahiryuaq
Tahiryuaq
Location in the NWT
LocationVictoria Island
Northwest Territories
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 70°56′02″N 112°15′07″W / 70.93389°N 112.25194°W / 70.93389; -112.25194
rivers, streams, evaporation">Primary outflowsKuuk River
Catchment areaPrince Albert Sound
Basin countriesCanada
Surface elevation221 metres (725 ft)[1]
SettlementsNearest is Ulukhaktok

Tahiryuaq,[2][pronunciation?] formerly Tahiryuak Lake,[3] 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 Arctic char[4] It is designated as a Key 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.[5]

Tahiryuak was a caribou hunting region of the Haneragmiut and the Kanianermiut Copper Inuit.[6]

See also

  • List of lakes of the Northwest Territories


References