Henik Lake facts for kids

Quick facts for kids North Henik Lake
North Henik Lake Location in Nunavut
Location	Kivalliq Region, Nunavut
Coordinates	61°42′N 97°40′W / 61.700°N 97.667°W / 61.700; -97.667 (North Henik Lake)
Basin countries	Canada
Surface area	245 km2 (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 / 61.550; -97.400 (South Henik Lake)
Basin countries	Canada
Surface area	513 km2 (198 sq mi)
Surface elevation	184 m (604 ft)
Settlements	uninhabited

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 is the smaller with an area of 245 km² (95 sq mi), while South Henik Lake 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.