The area around the lake is a thermal oasis within a polar desert, with summer temperatures up to 20 °C (68 °F).[2] The lake itself is covered by ice about ten months a year. It is fed by glaciers (most importantly Henrietta Nesmith and the Gilmour Glaciers) from the surrounding Eureka Uplands—Palaeozoic rocks north of the lake, rising up to 2,500 m (8,200 ft) above sea level—and drained by the 15 km-long (9.3 mi) Ruggles River, which flows into Chandler Fjord on the northern east coast of Ellesmere Land. The lake is flanked by the Arctic Cordillera.
Lake Hazen is often called the northernmost lake of Canada, but detailed maps show several smaller lakes up to more than 100 km (62 mi) farther north. Turnabout Lake is immediately northeast of the northern end of Lake Hazen. Still further north are the Upper and Lower Dumbell Lakes, with Upper Dumbell Lake 5.2 km (3 mi) southwest of Alert, Canada's northernmost settlement on the coast of the Lincoln Sea, part of the Arctic Ocean.[3]
The northeastern end of Lake Hazen is 118 km (73 mi) southwest of Alert.
Artifacts of the Thule civilization were discovered near Lake Hazen in 2004.[4] These included ruins of a stone dwelling near the Ruggles River and discarded fish bones, suggesting an overwintering fishing camp where the strong current resisted freezing over.[5] The Thule were ancestors of the Inuit. In 1882, Adolphus Greely was the first European to discover the lake during his 1881–1883 expedition. He named the lake in honour of General William Babcock Hazen, who had organized the expedition.[1]Camp Hazen was established on the northern shore of the lake in 1957 during the International Geophysical Year (IGY), and has been used by various scientific parties since then.
All named rivers and creeks are listed in a clockwise manner, starting in the south:
At the southwestern end (from south to north):
Very River
Adams River
On the northwest coast (from southwest to northeast):
Turnstone River
Henrietta River
Ptarmigan Creek
Blister Creek
Skeleton Creek
Snow Goose River
Abbé River
Cuesta Creek
Mesa Creek
Gilman River
At the northeast end (from north to south):
Turnabout River
Salor Creek
On the southeast coast (only in the southwest, near the southwest end of the lake):
Cobb River
Traverse River
Tourismedit
Hikers can start their hiking trips at Lake Hazen itself, or from Tanquary Fiord warden station at Tanquary Fiord Airport 70 km (43 mi) southwest of the lake.
In popular cultureedit
Lake Hazen is the setting of a major story plot in the novel Good Morning, Midnight, published 2016. [7] A film adaptation of that book was released in 2020 under the title The Midnight Sky, although the actual filming was done in Iceland.[8]
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^Douglas Clark, “,” Parks Canada, 1997. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2020-05-14. “Two morphotypes of Arctic char are present in Lake Hazen: a large, cannibalistic form, and a small, presumably benthic-feeding form (Reist et al. 1995). Taken together, the results of both radiotelemetry studies in 1995–6 (Babaluk et al. in prep.) and, more conclusively, strontium uptake by char (Halden et al. 1996) suggest that neither form is anadromous. However, this is in contradiction to Inuit traditional knowledge, which holds that the char in Lake Hazen do go to sea (Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve Advisory Board, March 5, 1997). A comprehensive demographic analysis of the char population of Lake Hazen is in progress (J. Reist, pers. comm.). Fecundity information is still required.”
^ "Good Morning Midnight Imagines the World Gone Dark". Retrieved 2024-04-06.
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Lake Hazen is a freshwater lake in the northern part of Ellesmere Island Nunavut Canada north of the Arctic Circle It is the largest lake north of the Arctic Circle by volume By surface area it is third largest after Lake Taymyr in Russia and Lake Inari in Finland Lake HazenSentinel 2 image 2022 Lake HazenShow map of CanadaLake HazenShow map of NunavutLocation118 km 73 mi southwest of Alert NunavutCoordinates81 48 N 71 00 W 81 800 N 71 000 W 81 800 71 000 Lake Hazen Primary inflowsGlaciers of the Eureka Uplands Henrietta Nesmith GlacierGilmour GlaciersPrimary outflowsRuggles RiverCatchment area4 900 km2 1 900 sq mi Basin countriesCanadaMax length74 km 46 mi 1 Max width12 km 7 mi 1 Surface area537 5 km2 207 5 sq mi 1 Max depth267 m 876 ft 2 Water volume51 4 10 9 m3 41 7 10 6 acre ft 2 Shore length1185 km 115 mi Surface elevation158 m 518 ft 1 IslandsSt John s IslandSettlementsHazen Camp1 Shore length is not a well defined measure Lake Hazen within Quttinirpaaq National Park The area around the lake is a thermal oasis within a polar desert with summer temperatures up to 20 C 68 F 2 The lake itself is covered by ice about ten months a year It is fed by glaciers most importantly Henrietta Nesmith and the Gilmour Glaciers from the surrounding Eureka Uplands Palaeozoic rocks north of the lake rising up to 2 500 m 8 200 ft above sea level and drained by the 15 km long 9 3 mi Ruggles River which flows into Chandler Fjord on the northern east coast of Ellesmere Land The lake is flanked by the Arctic Cordillera The lake is 74 km 46 mi long and up to 12 km 7 mi wide with an area of 537 5 km2 207 5 sq mi 1 It stretches in a southwest northeast direction from 81 40 N 72 58 W 81 667 N 72 967 W 81 667 72 967 Lake Hazen southwest to 81 56 N 68 55 W 81 933 N 68 917 W 81 933 68 917 Lake Hazen northeast The lake is up to 269 m 883 ft deep and has an estimated volume of 51 4 km3 2 The shoreline is 185 km 115 mi long and 158 m 518 ft above sea level The lake has several islands the largest of them being Johns Island which is 7 km 4 3 mi long and less than 1 km 0 62 mi wide also extending in a southwest northeast direction like the lake itself Other islands include Gatter Island Clay Island both close to the northeastern shore Whisler Island and Dyas Island both close to the southern shore Lake Hazen is often called the northernmost lake of Canada but detailed maps show several smaller lakes up to more than 100 km 62 mi farther north Turnabout Lake is immediately northeast of the northern end of Lake Hazen Still further north are the Upper and Lower Dumbell Lakes with Upper Dumbell Lake 5 2 km 3 mi southwest of Alert Canada s northernmost settlement on the coast of the Lincoln Sea part of the Arctic Ocean 3 The northeastern end of Lake Hazen is 118 km 73 mi southwest of Alert The lake is part of Quttinirpaaq National Park Artifacts of the Thule civilization were discovered near Lake Hazen in 2004 4 These included ruins of a stone dwelling near the Ruggles River and discarded fish bones suggesting an overwintering fishing camp where the strong current resisted freezing over 5 The Thule were ancestors of the Inuit In 1882 Adolphus Greely was the first European to discover the lake during his 1881 1883 expedition He named the lake in honour of General William Babcock Hazen who had organized the expedition 1 Camp Hazen was established on the northern shore of the lake in 1957 during the International Geophysical Year IGY and has been used by various scientific parties since then Lake Hazen is populated by two morphotypes of Arctic char a larger and a smaller Studies in the 1990s indicated neither char morphotype is anadromous but Inuit traditional knowledge states otherwise 6 Contents 1 Named inflows 2 Tourism 3 In popular culture 4 ReferencesNamed inflows editAll named rivers and creeks are listed in a clockwise manner starting in the south At the southwestern end from south to north Very River Adams River On the northwest coast from southwest to northeast Turnstone River Henrietta River Ptarmigan Creek Blister Creek Skeleton Creek Snow Goose River Abbe River Cuesta Creek Mesa Creek Gilman River At the northeast end from north to south Turnabout River Salor Creek On the southeast coast only in the southwest near the southwest end of the lake Cobb River Traverse RiverTourism editHikers can start their hiking trips at Lake Hazen itself or from Tanquary Fiord warden station at Tanquary Fiord Airport 70 km 43 mi southwest of the lake In popular culture editLake Hazen is the setting of a major story plot in the novel Good Morning Midnight published 2016 7 A film adaptation of that book was released in 2020 under the title The Midnight Sky although the actual filming was done in Iceland 8 References edit a b c d e f Mark Nuttal Encyclopedia of the Artctic Routledge 2012 ISBN 9781136786808 S 835 836 excerpt p 835 at Google Books a b c d G KOCK D MUIR F YANG X WANG C TALBOT N GANTNER D MOSER Bathymetry and Sediment Geochemistry of Lake Hazen Quttinirpaaq National Park Ellesmere Island Nunavut Arctic Vol 65 No 1 MARCH 2012 pp 56 66 JSTOR Description of Lake Hazen University of Guelph Archived from the original on 2011 05 18 Retrieved 2008 02 10 Greg Younger Lewis October 29 2004 Ambitious plan proposed for Quttinirpaaq National Park nunatsiaq Archived from the original on November 14 2006 Retrieved 2008 02 10 Dick Lyle 2001 Muskox Land Ellesmere Island in the Age of Contact University of Calgary Press p 36 ISBN 978 1 55238 050 5 Douglas Clark Assessing the Health of the Lake Hazen Ecosystem Ellesmere Island Northwest Territories Parks Canada 1997 Archived from the original on 2007 09 28 Retrieved 2020 05 14 Two morphotypes of Arctic char are present in Lake Hazen a large cannibalistic form and a small presumably benthic feeding form Reist et al 1995 Taken together the results of both radiotelemetry studies in 1995 6 Babaluk et al in prep and more conclusively strontium uptake by char Halden et al 1996 suggest that neither form is anadromous However this is in contradiction to Inuit traditional knowledge which holds that the char in Lake Hazen do go to sea Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve Advisory Board March 5 1997 A comprehensive demographic analysis of the char population of Lake Hazen is in progress J Reist pers comm Fecundity information is still required Good Morning Midnight Imagines the World Gone Dark Retrieved 2024 04 06 Where was The Midnight Sky filmed Explore the filming locations of George Clooney s Netflix film Archived from the original on 2020 12 25 Retrieved 2020 12 25 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lake Hazen amp oldid 1217728516, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
