Contwoyto Lake

Contwoyto Lake
Location	Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut
Coordinates	65°40′N 110°40′W
Primary outflows	Burnside River
Basin countries	Canada
Surface area	1,034 km2 (399 sq mi)
Shore length1	982 km (610 mi)
Surface elevation	564 m (1,850 ft)
Settlements	uninhabited
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Contwoyto Lake is a lake in the Kitikmeot Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut, located near the border with the Northwest Territories. With a total area of 1,034 km² (399 sq mi), it is the territories' tenth largest lake.

Lupin Mine is located near Contwoyto Lake. The lake is also the terminus of the Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road from Tibbitt Lake in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut's only currently existing road access to the rest of Canada. In 2005, there was a proposal put forward to extend the winter road to a possible port at Bathurst Inlet.

Further reading

• Tremblay, Leo Paul. Geology of northern Contwoyto Lake area, district of Mackenzie. Ottawa: Information Canada, 1976.
• Steele, Peter. The Man Who Mapped the Arctic:The Intrepid Life of George Back, Franklin's Lieutenant. (2003), pp.132ff.

External links

• Contwoyto Lake at The Atlas of Canada
• Case Study: Bathurst Inlet Port and Road Project - Canadian Environmental Assement Agency