| Bluenose Lake | |
|---|---|
 Sentinel-2 image (2019) | |
  Bluenose Lake Location in Nunavut | |
| Location | Kitikmeot, Nunavut |
| Coordinates | 68°26′N 119°45′W / 68.433°N 119.750°W |
| Primary outflows | Croker River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 33 mi (53 km) |
| Max. width | 12 mi (19 km) |
| Surface area | 155 sq mi (400 km2) |
| Surface elevation | 1,800 ft (550 m) |
| Settlements | uninhabited |
Bluenose Lake is a lake in Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located north of the Arctic Circle within the large, shallow basin of the Melville Hills. It is approximately 33 mi (53 km) long, 12 mi (19 km) wide, and is situated at 1,800 ft (550 m) above sea level.[1] The Croker River flows north from Bluenose Lake to the Arctic Ocean, entering at Dolphin and Union Strait.[2]
It was officially named in 1953 by John Kelsall and James Mitchell subsequent to their biological investigation of the previously unnamed lake.[3]
- ^ Kelsall, p. 190
- ^ Hodgins, Bruce W.; Gwyneth Hoyle (1994). Canoeing north into the unknown: a record of river travel, 1874 to 1974. Dundurn Press Ltd. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-920474-93-8.
- ^ Kelsall, John P. (1970). "Observations of birds and mammals at Bluenose Lake". Arctic. 23 (3). doi:10.14430/arctic3171.