Nueltin Lake facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Nueltin Lake |
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 Nueltin Lake
Location in Nunavut
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| Location | Division No. 23, Manitoba / Kivalliq Region, Nunavut |
| Coordinates | 60°09′03″N 099°45′23″W / 60.15083°N 99.75639°W |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 144 km (89 mi) |
| Surface area | 2,279 km2 (880 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 278 m (912 ft) |
| Islands | many small islands |
Nueltin Lake is a large lake in Canada. It sits right on the border between Manitoba and Nunavut. The name comes from the Chipewyan language, meaning "sleeping island lake."
Most of Nueltin Lake is in Nunavut's Kivalliq Region. On the Manitoba side, there is an airport. This airport helps people get to a fishing lodge on the lake. The lake itself is divided into two parts by a narrow section. It covers a huge area of about 2,279 square kilometers (880 square miles).
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Exploring Nueltin Lake's Past
Filming Caribou in the Wild
In the winter of 1928-1929, Ilya Andreyevich Tolstoy visited Nueltin Lake. He was the grandson of the famous writer Leo Tolstoy. Ilya was part of a group trying to film migrating caribou. This footage was for a movie called The Silent Enemy. It was a silent film released in 1930.
Studying Caribou with Scientists
Later, in 1947, an American naturalist named Francis Harper (biologist) came to the Nueltin Lake area. He received money from the United States National Science Foundation to study barren-ground caribou. He had helpers, including a writer named Farley Mowat. Their work led to Harper's book, Caribou of Keewatin. A young Inuit artist, Luke Anowtalik, who was 15 at the time, was even featured in this book.
A Relocation Attempt
In 1949, the Government of Canada moved an Inuit group, the Ihalmiut, to Nueltin Lake. They had been living near Ennadai Lake. However, there was not enough hunting in the Nueltin area. Because of this, the Ihalmiut people did not stay there for long.
See also
In Spanish: Lago Nueltin para niños
