Contwoyto Lake

Contwoyto Lake
Contwoyto Lake
Location Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut
Coordinates 65°40′N 110°40′W / 65.667°N 110.667°W / 65.667; -110.667 (Contwoyto Lake)Coordinates: 65°40′N 110°40′W / 65.667°N 110.667°W / 65.667; -110.667 (Contwoyto Lake)
Primary outflows Burnside River
Basin countries Canada
Surface area 1,034 km2 (399 sq mi)
Shore length1 982 km (610 mi)
Surface elevation 564 m (1,850 ft)
Settlements uninhabited
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Contwoyto Lake is a lake in the Kitikmeot Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut, located near the border with the Northwest Territories. With a total area of 1,034 km2 (399 sq mi),[1] it is the territories' tenth largest lake.

Lupin Mine is located near Contwoyto Lake. The lake is also the terminus of the Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road from Tibbitt Lake in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut's only currently existing road access to the rest of Canada. In 2005, there was a proposal put forward to extend the winter road to a possible port at Bathurst Inlet.

Further reading

  • Tremblay, Leo Paul. Geology of northern Contwoyto Lake area, district of Mackenzie. Ottawa: Information Canada, 1976.
  • Steele, Peter. The Man Who Mapped the Arctic:The Intrepid Life of George Back, Franklin's Lieutenant. (2003), pp.132ff.

References

  1. ^ Contwoyto Lake at the Atlas of Canada

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