Minto Inlet

Minto Inlet

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 75 miles (121 km) long and 8 miles (13 km)-25 miles (40 km) 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]

References

  1. ^ "Minto Inlet". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000. http://www.bartleby.com/69/53/M07953.html. Retrieved 2008-08-24. 
  2. ^ Nishi, John; Buckland, L. (June, 1994). "An Aerial Survey of Caribou on Western Victoria Island". nwtwildlife.com. http://www.nwtwildlife.com/Publications/FileReports/FileReports/128.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-24. [dead link]

Further reading

Coordinates: 71°15′0″N 117°0′0″W / 71.25°N 117°W / 71.25; -117 (Minto Inlet)


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