| 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 km (95 sq mi) |
| Settlements | uninhabited |
| South Henik Lake | |
|---|---|
| South Henik LakeLocation 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 km (198 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 184 m (604 ft) |
| Settlements | uninhabited |
| References | |
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 is the smaller with an area of 245 km (95 sq mi), while South Henik Lake has an area of 513 km (198 sq mi).
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.
See also
References
- Atlas of Canada. "Rivers in Canada". Archived from the original on 10 April 2007. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (North Henik Lake)". Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (South Henik Lake)". Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- "Remembering Kikkik". Archived from the original on 2008-06-07. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
| Lakes of Nunavut | |
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| Kitikmeot Region | |
| Kivalliq Region | |
| Qikiqtaaluk Region | |
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61°33′N 97°24′W / 61.550°N 97.400°W / 61.550; -97.400 (Henik Lake)
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