Lake Beechey
Lake in Nunavut, Canada
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Lake Beechey (sometimes Beechey Lake) is a lake in the Kitikmeot Region, 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.
LocationKitikmeot Region, Nunavut
Coordinates65°25′00″N 106°50′00″W
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| Location | Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut |
| Coordinates | 65°25′00″N 106°50′00″W |
| Primary inflows | Back River |
| Primary outflows | Back River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Settlements | uninhabited |
Historically, Lake Beechey was the southernmost territory of Copper Inuit.[1]
The first European to explore the lake was George Back[2] and named by Sir John Franklin in honour of Frederick William Beechey.[3][4]
