Tasialuk

Tasialuk
Shoreline of Tasialuk with gigantic lakeside peaks
Tasialuk is located in Nunavut
Tasialuk
Tasialuk
Location in Nunavut
LocationBaffin Island
Coordinates70°25′33″N 70°07′01″W / 70.42583°N 70.11694°W / 70.42583; -70.11694
TypeFjord
Primary outflowsKuugaaluk
Ocean/sea sourcesBaffin Bay
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length60 km (37 mi)
Max. width3 km (1.9 mi)

Tasialuk (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑕᓯᐊᓗᒃ[1]) formerly Ayr Lake[2] is a land-locked freshwater lake, structurally a fjord, on Baffin Island's northeastern coast in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. The Inuit settlement of Pond Inlet is 360 km (220 mi) to the northwest and Clyde River is 35 km (22 mi) to the east.

  1. ^ "Tasialuk". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  2. ^ "Tasialuk (Formerly Ayr Lake)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-15.