Ekalluk ( born Ekalluk River [1] ) is a river located in the Quicmelot region, in the Canadian province of Nunavut . It is located in the center of the southeastern part of the island of Victoria .
| Ekalluk | |
|---|---|
| English Ekalluk River | |
| Characteristic | |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Location | nameless lake |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Wellington |
| • Height | 0 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Arctic Ocean |
| A country |
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| Region | Nunavut |
 - source  - mouth | |
The source of the river is a nameless lake [2] [3] , first the river flows southeast, then Lake Ferguson flows into the lake. It flows from the eastern part of the lake and soon flows into Wellington Bay.
Among the lakes located nearby [ clarify ] this river, should be called lakes Keyhole, Kitiga and Surrey [4] . The nearest commune to the river is Cambridge Bay .
The locals are called Ekalluktogmiut , a subgroup of the copper Inuit people .
Ikaluktuk
“In August, a huge Arctic char migrates along the river [Ikaluktuk], and in the fall, huge herds of caribou migrate and cross the river to the south. Thanks to these resources, everyone who has ever lived there, this tiny area attracts like a magnet. For hundreds of kilometers you cannot find anything similar. " (Max Friesen, archaeologist from the University of Toronto , 2005) - [5] |
A small section of the river that flows from Lake Ferguson to the bay Veligton Bay, called Ikaluktuk ( English Iqaluktuuq , which translated from the adverb Inuinnaktun means "place of big fish") [6] . For 4000 years, this area has been inhabited by Tuniites and Inuits , and therefore is considered a valuable archaeological deposit. For the locals, it is still a place for catching arctic char and hunting for reindeer [7] .
People living in the vicinity of Ikaluktuk are called the Ikalukturmiut subgroup.
Notes
- ↑ Map Produced By Gmap4 | Enhanced google map viewer
- ↑ Map in the Atlas of Canada (English) (inaccessible link) . Archived March 1, 2014.
- ↑ Map Produced By Gmap4 | Enhanced google map viewer
- ↑ Ekalluk River Unsolved . <travelingluck.com>.
- ↑ Fraumeni, Paul. Max Friesen: Unearthing 4,000 years of Arctic history (English) // Edge Magazine. - 2005. - Vol. 6 , iss. 1 .
- ↑ Iqaluktuuq - A Place of Many Fish (not available link) . <nald.ca>. Archived June 6, 2011.
- ↑ Friesen, Max Iqaluktuuq Archaeology Project (inaccessible link) . <kitikmeotheritage.ca>. Archived February 14, 2009.