Tarfu Lake

Tarfu Lake is a lake of Yukon, Canada. The lake is both fed and drained by Tarfu Creek.[1] The name is from WWII-era Military slang, an acronym for Things Are Really Fucked Up.[2]

Tarfu Lake
Tarfu Lake
LocationYukon
Coordinates60°3′29.4″N 133°43′58.2″W
Primary inflowsTarfu Creek
Primary outflowsTarfu Creek
Basin countriesCanada

See also

References

  1. "Tarfu Creek, YT". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. Rayburn, Alan (2001). Naming Canada: Stories about Canadian Place Names. University of Toronto Press. p. 69. ISBN 9780802047250.


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