Primary inflows Basin countries Canada Outflow location Back River | Primary outflows Back River Settlements uninhabited Inflow source Back River | |
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Lake Beechey (sometimes Beechey Lake) is a lake in Kitikmeot, Nunavut, Canada. It is a long, narrow, lake-expansion of the Back River. It is part of the western Canadian Precambrian Shield. It contains a few unnamed islands.
Map of Lake Beechey, Kitikmeot, Unorganized, NU, Canada
Historically, Lake Beechey was the southernmost territory of Copper Inuit.
The lake was discovered by explorer George Back and named by Sir John Franklin in honor of Frederick William Beechey.
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