Minto Inlet Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minto Inlet . 2008-08-24 . 2000 . The Columbia Gazetteer of North America . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050321100450/http://www.bartleby.com/69/53/M07953.html . 2005-03-21 .
  2. Web site: An Aerial Survey of Caribou on Western Victoria Island . 2008-08-24 . Nishi . John . Buckland, L. . June 1994 . nwtwildlife.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041117131501/http://www.nwtwildlife.com/Publications/FileReports/FileReports/128.htm . November 17, 2004 .