Source Ferguson Lake Mouth elevation 0 | Main source Ferguson Lake | |
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River mouth Wellington BayAlbert Edward BaySea level | ||
The Ekalluk River (variations: Ekalluktok, Ekaluktuuk, Ekaluk) is a river in Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in central through southeastern Victoria Island. Its source is Ferguson Lake, and it flows west to Wellington Bay and east to Albert Edward Bay. Nearby lakes include Keyhole Lake, Kitiga Lake, and Surrey Lake. The closest community is Cambridge Bay.
The people of the Ekalluk River area are called Ekalluktogmiut, a geographically defined Copper Inuit subgroup.
Iqaluktuuq
The short span of the Ekalluk River that flows west from Ferguson Lake into eastern Wellington Bay is named Iqaluktuuq (Inuinnaqtun, meaning "place of big fish"). Having been inhabited for the last 4,000 years by Tuniit and Inuit, it is an important Nunavut archaeological area. The Iqaluktuuq is a source of char fishing and caribou hunting for local residents.
The people of Iqaluktuuq are called Iqaluktuurmiut.