Ferguson Lake | |
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Location | Kivalliq Region, Nunavut |
Coordinates | 62°54′46″N 96°53′29″W / 62.91278°N 96.89139°WCoordinates: 62°54′46″N 96°53′29″W / 62.91278°N 96.89139°W |
Primary outflows | Ferguson River |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 17 mi (27 km) |
Max. width | 3 mi (4.8 km) |
Surface elevation | 114 m (374 ft) |
Islands | several |
Settlements | uninhabited |
Ferguson Lake is a lake in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located 150 km (93 mi) north of the tree line, midway between Yathkyed Lake and Qamanirjuaq Lake. The lake's outflow is to the east into the Ferguson River, which flows eastward through several lakes, emptying into northwestern Hudson Bay between Rankin Inlet and Whale Cove. The closest community is Baker Lake, 160 km (99 mi) to the north.
The lake was discovered by Canadian Arctic explorer Joseph Tyrrell's Geological Survey of Canada 1894 canoe expedition that included Robert Monro Ferguson, Scottish sportsman and aide-de-camp to Lord Aberdeen, Governor General of Canada. Ferguson became the namesake of the lake and the river.(Hodgins, 1994, pg. 109)
The lake has an irregular contour with deep bays, long points, grassy slopes, terraces underlain with sand and gravel, and rocky narrows. There are several rocky, gray gneiss, dark-green diorite islands, one large enough to accommodate a +1 km airstrip. A prominent area feature directly east of the lake is Uligattalik Hill 62°55′40″N 96°34′19″W / 62.92778°N 96.57194°W.