Tahiryuaq (Northwest Territories)

This article is about the lake in the Northwest Territories. For the lake in the Nunavut area of Victoria Island, see Tahiryuaq.

Tahiryuaq
Tahiryuaq Location in the NWT
Location	Victoria Island Northwest Territories
Coordinates	70°56′02″N112°15′07″W / 70.93389°N 112.25194°W / 70.93389; -112.25194
Primary outflows	Kuuk River
Catchment area	Prince Albert Sound
Basin  countries	Canada
Surface elevation	221 metres (725 ft) [1]
Settlements	Nearest 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

• Geography portal
• Canada portal

References

1. "Tahiryuak Lake ca. 221 m". geonames.org. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
2. "Tahiryuaq". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2020-10-26.
3. "Tahiryuak Lake". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2020-10-26.
4. Holman Charr Working Group (1997-06-16). "The Holman Charr Fishing Plan for 1997-1999" (PDF). Holman Charr Newsletter. 2. sasktelwebhosting.com: 2.
5. Latour, P.B.; et al. (March 2006). "Key Migratory Bird terrestrial habitat sites" (PDF). Canadian Wildlife Service. p. 20. Retrieved 2008-11-12.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
6. 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.