Twin Lakes Creek

Twin Lakes Creek is a stream in Nunavut, Northern Canada. Twin Lakes Creek is situated nearby to the locality Nanisivik Mine.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nanisivik.

Nanisivik

Dwelling

Photo: Loimere, Public domain.

Nanisivik is a now-abandoned company town which was built in 1975 to support the lead-zinc mining and mineral processing operations for the Nanisivik Mine, in production between 1976 and 2002. Nanisivik is situated 4 km south of Twin Lakes Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nanisivik Mine.

Nanisivik Mine

Locality

Nanisivik Mine was a zinc-lead mine in the company town of Nanisivik, Nunavut, 750 km north of the Arctic Circle on Baffin Island. It was Canada's first mine in the Arctic. Nanisivik Mine is situated 5 km south of Twin Lakes Creek.

Twin Lakes Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Nunavut, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude

73.0695° or 73° 4′ 10″ north

Longitude

-84.53696° or 84° 32′ 13″ west

Open location code

C65Q3F97+R6

GeoNames ID

6171168

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