Minto Inlet | |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Northwest Territories |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Northwest Territories |
Location: | Victoria Island |
Coords: | 71.25°N -117°W |
Oceans: | Amundsen Gulf |
Countries: | Northwest Territories, Canada |
Length: | 121km (75miles) |
Width: | 19km (12miles) |
Minto Inlet is located east of Amundsen Gulf in western Victoria Island, at the southern end of Prince of Wales Strait in the Northwest Territories. It is 75miles long and between 8miles25miles wide.[1]
The inlet is part of the historical territory of the Copper Inuit. It continues to be notable for the Minto Inlet caribou herd calving grounds.[2] Richard Collinson wintered here in 1851/52.