Whale Lowlands

The Whale River lowlands lie in the northern interior of the Labrador Peninsula, among a multitude of lakes and waterways. The river, called Naniwau Sipi by the Naskapi and Ungunniavik by the Inuit, flows north to Ungava Bay. One of its tributaries passes through a long lake before descending rapids to join it; the Naskapi call their meeting place Kanniq, “the confluence.” Such named places marked the waterways of a country known to both Naskapi and Inuit.