Nettilling Lake

Nettilling Lake is a large freshwater lake on Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada. It is the largest lake in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

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Baffin Island: Baffin Island is a large island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, within Nunavut. Nettilling Lake lies in the island’s interior, within the Qikiqtaaluk Region.
Koukdjuak River: The Koukdjuak River is a river on Baffin Island that drains Nettilling Lake toward Foxe Basin. It is the lake’s principal outlet.
Arctic char: Arctic char is a cold-water fish native to Arctic and subarctic fresh and coastal waters. It is among the fish found in Nettilling Lake and its connected waters.
Sirmilik National Park: Sirmilik National Park is a protected area in northern Baffin Island, Nunavut. It is another prominent protected landscape in the lake’s broader island region.
Foxe Basin: Foxe Basin is a shallow Arctic sea between Baffin Island and the Melville Peninsula. The lake drains northward through the Koukdjuak River into Foxe Basin.
Amadjuak Lake: Amadjuak Lake is a large lake on Baffin Island, south of Nettilling Lake. Its outflow reaches Nettilling Lake through the Amadjuak River.
Barren-ground caribou: Barren-ground caribou are migratory caribou populations that inhabit tundra across northern Canada and Alaska. Caribou use the lake’s island landscape and nearby tundra as part of their range.
Barnes Ice Cap: The Barnes Ice Cap is a remnant ice cap in central Baffin Island, Nunavut. It occupies the island’s interior near the lake’s wider geographic setting.
Canadian Arctic Archipelago: The Canadian Arctic Archipelago is a group of Arctic islands north of mainland Canada. Nettilling Lake is the archipelago’s largest lake.
Amadjuak River: The Amadjuak River is a river on Baffin Island connecting Amadjuak Lake with Nettilling Lake. It carries water from the southern lake into Nettilling Lake.