Amadjuak Lake
Lake in Nunavut, Canada
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Amadjuak Lake is a lake in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. Along with Nettilling Lake, it is located in south-central Baffin Island's Great Plain of the Koukdjuak. It is 154 km (96 mi) south of Burwash Bay. The closest community is Iqaluit.[4]
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  Amadjuak Lake Location in Nunavut | |
| Location | Baffin Island, Nunavut |
| Coordinates | 64°55′N 71°08′W[1] |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 3,115 km2 (1,203 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 113 m (371 ft) |
| Settlements | uninhabited |
| References | [3] |
Geography
The lake is 3,115 km2 (1,203 sq mi) in size, and sits at an elevation of 113 m (371 ft).[3]
This lower-lying area only emerged 4,500 years ago (recently in geological terms) from beneath the waters of Foxe Basin.[citation needed] Amadjuak is the second largest lake on Baffin Island (after Nettilling Lake) and third-largest in Nunavut.
Ethnography
The lake was a gathering place for Inuit from Kimmirut, Soper River Valley, Pangnirtung, Kinngait, and Frobisher Bay.[5]
Fauna
Amadjuak Lake is also notable as a summer feeding grounds, calving grounds, and migration route for the Southern Qikiqtaaluk herd of barren-ground caribou.[6]
