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Coordinates: 64°55′N 071°00′W / 64.917°N 71.000°W / 64.917; -71.000 (Amadjuak Lake)
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'''Amadjuak Lake''' is a [[lake]] in [[Qikiqtaaluk Region]], [[Nunavut]], [[Canada]]. Along with [[Nettilling Lake]], it is located in south-central [[Baffin Island]]'s [[Great Plain of the Koukdjuak]]. It is {{convert|154|km|abbr=on}} south of Burwash Bay. The closest community is [[Iqaluit]].(Jacobs, 1997)
'''Amadjuak Lake''' is a [[lake]] in the [[Qikiqtaaluk Region]], [[Nunavut]], Canada. Along with [[Nettilling Lake]], it is located in south-central [[Baffin Island]]'s [[Great Plain of the Koukdjuak]]. It is {{convert|154|km|abbr=on}} south of Burwash Bay. The closest community is [[Iqaluit]].<ref>Jacobs, J. D., A. N. Headley, L. A. Maus, and W. N. Mode. 1997. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130524220715/http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic50-2-167.pdf "Climate and Vegetation of the Interior Lowlands of Southern Baffin Island: Long-Term Stability at the Low Arctic Limit"]. ''Arctic''. 50, no. 2: 167.</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
The lake is {{convert|3115|km2|abbr=on}} in size, and sits at an elevation of {{convert|113|m|abbr=on}}.
The lake is {{convert|3115|km2|abbr=on}} in size, and sits at an elevation of {{convert|113|m|abbr=on}}.


This lower-lying area only emerged 4,500 years ago (recently in geological terms) from beneath the waters of [[Foxe Basin]]. Amadjuak Lake is the second largest [[lake]] on Baffin Island (after Nettilling Lake) and third-largest in Nunavut.
This lower-lying area only emerged 4,500 years ago (recently in geological terms) from beneath the waters of [[Foxe Basin]]. Amadjuak Lake is the second largest [[lake]] on Baffin Island (after Nettilling Lake) and third-largest in Nunavut.


==Ethnography==
==Ethnography==
Amadjuak Lake's [[Arctic tundra]] yielded artifacts of [[Thule people]]'s autumnal use dating 3,000 B.C. It later was a gathering place for [[Inuit]] from [[Kimmirut, Nunavut|Kimmirut]], [[Soper River]] Valley, [[Pangnirtung]], [[Cape Dorset]], and [[Frobisher Bay]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://park.org/Canada/arctic/soper1/soper1.html |title=History of the Soper River |publisher=park.org |accessdate=2008-01-19}}</ref>
The lake was a gathering place for [[Inuit]] from [[Kimmirut]], [[Soper River]] Valley, [[Pangnirtung]], [[Cape Dorset]], and [[Frobisher Bay]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://park.org/Canada/arctic/soper1/soper1.html|title=History of the Soper River|publisher=park.org|accessdate=2008-01-19}}</ref>


==Fauna==
==Fauna==
Amadjuak Lake is also notable as a summer feeding grounds, calving grounds, and migration route for the Southern Qikiqtaaluk herd of [[Barren-ground caribou]]. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.itk.ca/environment/wildlife-caribou.php |title=Inuit Knowledge of the Qikiqtaaluk Caribou |publisher=itk.ca |accessdate=2008-01-19}}</ref>
Amadjuak Lake is also notable as a summer feeding grounds, calving grounds, and migration route for the Southern Qikiqtaaluk herd of [[Barren-ground caribou]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.itk.ca/environment/wildlife-caribou.php |title=Inuit Knowledge of the Qikiqtaaluk Caribou |publisher=itk.ca |accessdate=2008-01-19 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813015654/http://www.itk.ca/environment/wildlife-caribou.php |archivedate=2007-08-13 |url-status=dead |df= }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of lakes of Nunavut]]
*[[List of lakes of Canada]]


==References==
==References==
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* Jacobs, J. D., A. N. Headley, L. A. Maus, and W. N. Mode. 1997. [http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:pYORpB5RCLgJ:pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic50-2-167.pdf+%22amadjuak+lake%22+length+width&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us "Climate and Vegetation of the Interior Lowlands of Southern Baffin Island: Long-Term Stability at the Low Arctic Limit"]. ''Arctic''. 50, no. 2: 167.


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Latest revision as of 02:50, 2 November 2023

Amadjuak Lake
Sentinel-2 image (2022)
Amadjuak Lake is located in Nunavut
Amadjuak Lake
Amadjuak Lake
Location in Nunavut
LocationBaffin Island, Nunavut
Coordinates64°55′N 071°00′W / 64.917°N 71.000°W / 64.917; -71.000 (Amadjuak Lake)
Basin countriesCanada
Surface area3,115 km2 (1,203 sq mi)
Surface elevation113 m (371 ft)
Settlementsuninhabited
References[1]

Amadjuak Lake is a lake in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. Along with Nettilling Lake, it is located in south-central Baffin Island's Great Plain of the Koukdjuak. It is 154 km (96 mi) south of Burwash Bay. The closest community is Iqaluit.[2]

Geography

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The lake is 3,115 km2 (1,203 sq mi) in size, and sits at an elevation of 113 m (371 ft).

This lower-lying area only emerged 4,500 years ago (recently in geological terms) from beneath the waters of Foxe Basin. Amadjuak Lake is the second largest lake on Baffin Island (after Nettilling Lake) and third-largest in Nunavut.

Ethnography

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The lake was a gathering place for Inuit from Kimmirut, Soper River Valley, Pangnirtung, Cape Dorset, and Frobisher Bay.[3]

Fauna

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Amadjuak Lake is also notable as a summer feeding grounds, calving grounds, and migration route for the Southern Qikiqtaaluk herd of Barren-ground caribou.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Principal lakes, elevation and area, by province and territory". Statistics Canada. 2005-02-02. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  2. ^ Jacobs, J. D., A. N. Headley, L. A. Maus, and W. N. Mode. 1997. "Climate and Vegetation of the Interior Lowlands of Southern Baffin Island: Long-Term Stability at the Low Arctic Limit". Arctic. 50, no. 2: 167.
  3. ^ "History of the Soper River". park.org. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
  4. ^ "Inuit Knowledge of the Qikiqtaaluk Caribou". itk.ca. Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2008-01-19.


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