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Minto Inlet

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Location
  
Victoria Island

Max. length
  
121 km (75 mi)

Ocean/sea source
  
Amundsen Gulf

Ocean/sea sources
  
Amundsen Gulf

Max. width
  
19 km (12 mi)

Minto Inlet

Basin countries
  
Northwest Territories, Canada

Minto Inlet is located east of Amundsen Gulf in western Victoria Island, at the southern end of Prince of Wales Strait in the Northwest Territories. It is 75 miles (121 km) long and between 8–25 mi (13–40 km) wide.

Map of Minto Inlet, Inuvik, Unorganized, NT, Canada

The inlet is part of the historical territory of the Copper Inuit. It continues to be notable for the Minto Inlet caribou herd calving grounds. Richard Collinson wintered here in 1851/52.

References

Minto Inlet Wikipedia