Henik Lake

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).

North Henik Lake
North Henik Lake
LocationKivalliq Region, Nunavut
Coordinates61°42′N 97°40′W
Basin countriesCanada
Surface area245 km2 (95 sq mi)
Settlementsuninhabited
South Henik Lake
South Henik Lake
Location in Nunavut
LocationKivalliq Region, Nunavut
Coordinates61°33′N 97°24′W
Basin countriesCanada
Surface area513 km2 (198 sq mi)
Surface elevation184 m (604 ft)
Settlementsuninhabited
References[1]

History

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

References

  1. Atlas of Canada. "Rivers in Canada". Archived from the original on 10 April 2007. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  2. "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (North Henik Lake)". Retrieved 2015-03-26.
  3. "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (South Henik Lake)". Retrieved 2015-03-26.
  4. "Remembering Kikkik". Archived from the original on 2008-06-07. Retrieved 2007-12-25.

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