Primary outflows Kuuk River Settlements Nearest is Ulukhaktok Catchment area Prince Albert Sound | Basin countries Canada Surface elevation 221 m Cities Ulukhaktok | |
Location Victoria Island
Northwest Territories | ||
Tahiryuak Lake is a lake located in the Canadian Arctic's Northwest Territories. It is situated in northcentral Victoria Island, north of Prince Albert Sound, southeast of Minto Inlet.
Map of Tahiryuak Lake, Inuvik, Unorganized, NT, Canada
The lake is populated with silver charr It is designated as a Key Habitat Site because of the high density of nesting king eiders. In addition, notable populations of Arctic tern, cackling goose, long-tailed duck, Pacific loon, pomarine jaeger, and Sabine's gulls frequent the area.
Tahiryuak was a caribou hunting region of the Haneragmiut and the Kanianermiut Copper Inuit.
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