Henik Lake
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Group of lakes in Nunavut, Canada
| North Henik Lake | |
|---|---|
North Henik Lake is located in Nunavut North Henik Lake North Henik Lake | |
| Location | Kivalliq Region, Nunavut |
| Coordinates | 61°42′N 97°40′W / 61.700°N 97.667°W / 61.700; -97.667 (North Henik Lake) |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 245 km2 (95 sq mi) |
| Settlements | uninhabited |
| South Henik Lake | |
|---|---|
South Henik Lake is located in Nunavut South Henik Lake South Henik Lake Location in Nunavut | |
| Location | Kivalliq Region, Nunavut |
| Coordinates | 61°33′N 97°24′W / 61.550°N 97.400°W / 61.550; -97.400 (South Henik Lake) |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 513 km2 (198 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 184 m (604 ft) |
| Settlements | uninhabited |
| References | [1] |
Henik Lake is located in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada. The lake is made up of two lakes, North Henik Lake and South Henik Lake with a narrows separating them. Of the two, North Henik Lake[2] is the smaller with an area of 245 km2 (95 sq mi), while South Henik Lake[3] has an area of 513 km2 (198 sq mi).
History
[edit ]In 1949, a group of Inuit, the Ihalmiut, were relocated from Ennadai Lake to Nueltin Lake but they later returned to Ennadai. In 1957, the Government of Canada relocated the Ihalmuit a second time but to Henik Lake, an area with few caribou and the group of 59 were soon starving. Among them were, Kikkik, who killed her half-brother in self-defence.[4]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Atlas of Canada. "Rivers in Canada". Archived from the original on 10 April 2007. Retrieved 2015年03月17日.
- ^ "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (North Henik Lake)" . Retrieved 2015年03月26日.
- ^ "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (South Henik Lake)" . Retrieved 2015年03月26日.
- ^ "Remembering Kikkik". Archived from the original on 2008年06月07日. Retrieved 2007年12月25日.
61°33′N 97°24′W / 61.550°N 97.400°W / 61.550; -97.400 (Henik Lake)