Nachvak Fjord[1] is a deepfiord in northernLabrador nearly 2 km (1.2 mi) wide and 20 km (12 mi) long. The fjord is divided in two arms on the western end calledTallek Arm andTasiuyak Arm. TheTorngat Mountains that surround Nachvak Fjord are the highest in Labrador, where bothMount Razorback to the north andMount Caubvick to the south are located.
TheInuit of Labrador have historically used this place as a summer fishing station. It was the site of aHudson's Bay Company post from 1868 to 1905, the most northerly of the company's posts in Labrador. GovernorWilliam MacGregor estimated during his trip to northern Labrador in 1905 that there were 20 to 30heathen, non-Moravian Inuit, in addition to Hudson's Bay Company personnel. In 1904 the Moravians induced several families to move toKilliniq where a mission station was established. In 1908 MacGregor had noted that the Moravians hoped to induce the remaining Inuit to move toHebron.
Many small rivers and canoeing routes empty into the fjord.
The Palmer River, flows northeasterly through theTorngat Mountains and empties into Tallek Arm.
59°02′09″N63°44′52″W / 59.03583°N 63.74778°W /59.03583; -63.74778 (Nachvak Fiord)
