Henik Lake

North Henik Lake
Location	Kivalliq Region, Nunavut
Coordinates	61°42′N 97°40′W / 61.700°N 97.667°W
Basin countries	Canada
Surface area	245 km^2 (95 sq mi)
Settlements	uninhabited

South Henik Lake
South Henik Lake Location in Nunavut
Location	Kivalliq Region, Nunavut
Coordinates	61°33′N 97°24′W / 61.550°N 97.400°W
Basin countries	Canada
Surface area	513 km^2 (198 sq mi)
Surface elevation	184 m (604 ft)
Settlements	uninhabited
References	[1]

Henik Lake is located in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada. The lake is made up of two lakes, North Henik Lake and South Henik Lake with a narrows separating them. Of the two, North Henik Lake^[2] is the smaller with an area of 245 km² (95 sq mi), while South Henik Lake^[3] has an area of 513 km² (198 sq mi).

History

In 1949, a group of Inuit, the Ihalmiut, were relocated from Ennadai Lake to Nueltin Lake but they later returned to Ennadai. In 1957, the Government of Canada relocated the Ihalmuit a second time but to Henik Lake, an area with few caribou and the group of 59 were soon starving. Among them were, Kikkik, who killed her half-brother in self-defence.^[4]

See also

• List of lakes of Nunavut
• List of lakes of Canada

References

1. Atlas of Canada. "Rivers in Canada". Archived from the original on 4 April 2007. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
2. "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (North Henik Lake)". Retrieved 2015-03-26.
3. "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (South Henik Lake)". Retrieved 2015-03-26.
4. Remembering Kikkik

Coordinates: 61°33′N 97°24′W / 61.550°N 97.400°W