| Yathkyed Lake | |
|---|---|
.jpg) A black and white image of two men at Yathkyed Lake using Ice floes as Ferry boats. The date is 1924. | |
  Yathkyed Lake Location in Nunavut | |
| Location | Kivalliq Region, Nunavut |
| Coordinates | 62°43′N 97°55′W / 62.717°N 97.917°W |
| Type | Freshwater lake |
| Primary inflows | Kazan River |
| Primary outflows | Kazan River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 72 km (45 mi) |
| Max. width | 34 km (21 mi) |
| Surface area | 1,449 km2 (559 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Settlements | uninhabited |
| References | [1] |
Yathkyed Lake (variant: Haecoligua; meaning: "white swan")[2] is a natural[3] freshwater lake in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada, North America.[4] Located between Angikuni Lake and Forde Lake, it is one of several lakes on the Kazan River. Yathkyed lake was named by the Sayisi Dene, historical barren-ground caribou hunters of the area. Caribou Inuit artifacts have also been found here. The lake has a surface area of 1449 square kilometers.
Lake Yathkyed contains the only lake on an island in a lake on an island in a lake in the world, and the only islands within such a lake.[5]
- ^ "Principal lakes, elevation and area, by province and territory". Statistics Canada. 2005-02-02. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
- ^ "SEQUEL, Annual Report year ended September 30, 1926". Baker Lake, Nunavut: Inuit Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- ^ "List of lakes | World Lake Database - ILEC". wldb.ilec.or.jp. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ "Yathkyed Lake topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ [1], 62°39′03″ N, 97°47′21″ W