Great Slave Lake, Canada
Great Slave Lake and Lake Athabasca
Coordinates	61°40′N 114°00′WCoordinates: 61°40′N 114°00′W
Lake type	remnant of a vast glacial lake
Primary sources	Hay River, Slave River
Primary outflows	Mackenzie River
Catchment area	985,300 m²
Basin countries	Canada
Max length	480 km
Max width	109 km
Surface area	28,400 km²
Max depth	614 m
Water volume	2090 km³
Shore length1
Surface elevation	156 m
1 Shore length is an imprecise measure which may not be standardized for this article.

Mackenzie River drainage basin showing Great Slave Lake's position in the Western Canadian Arctic

Great Slave Lake (French: Grand lac des Esclaves) is the second-largest lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada (behind Great Bear Lake), the deepest lake in North America at 614 meters (2015 ft), and the ninth-largest lake in the world. It is 480 kilometres long and 19 to 109 kilometres wide. It covers an area of 28,400 square kilometres in the southern part of the territory. Its volume is 2,090 cubic kilometres. The lake was named for the Slavey North American Indians. map of Great Slave Lake and Lake Athabasca File links The following pages link to this file: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Great Slave Lake User:Geo Swan ... Lake Athabasca, Canada Lake Athabasca is located in the Northwest corner of Saskatchewan and the Northeast corner of Alberta between the 58° and 60° latitudes. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A man-made lake in Keukenhof, Netherlands A lake is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size contained on a body of land. ... The Seven Rila Lakes in Rila, Bulgaria are typical representatives of lakes with glacial origin A glacial lake is a lake with origins in a melted glacier. ... Hay River on Great Slave Lake Hay River connection to the Arctic Ocean Hay River is a community on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, in the Northwest Territories, Canada. ... The Slave River is a Canadian river that flows from Lake Athabasca in northeastern Alberta and empties into Great Slave Lake. ... Approximate extent of the Mackenzie River watershed The Mackenzie River (French: Fleuve Mackenzie) originates in Great Slave Lake, in the Northwest Territories, and flows north into the Arctic Ocean. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... (Redirected from 1 E10 m2) To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 10,000 km² and 100,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Image File history File links Mackenzie_River_drainage_basin. ... Image File history File links Mackenzie_River_drainage_basin. ... Approximate extent of the Mackenzie River watershed The Mackenzie River (French: Fleuve Mackenzie) originates in Great Slave Lake, in the Northwest Territories, and flows north into the Arctic Ocean. ... A man-made lake in Keukenhof, Netherlands A lake is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size contained on a body of land. ... Motto: none Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Official languages Chipewyan, Cree, English, French, Gwich’in, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, North Slavey, South Slavey, TłįchÇ« [1] Government - Commissioner Tony Whitford - Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government (no party affiliations)) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 1 - Senate seats 1 Confederation 1870... Great Bear Lake, NWT, Canada Mackenzie River drainage basin showing Great Bear Lakes position in the Western Canadian Arctic Great Bear Lake (Slavey: Sahtu, French: Grand lac de lOurs) is the largest lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada, the fourth largest in North America, and the eight... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Worlds largest lakes (over 1,700 sq. ... km redirects here. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The Slavey (comprised of two groups, North and South Slavey) are a native American group indigenous to the Great Slave Lake region, in Canadas Northwest Territories. ... First Nations is a term of ethnicity used in Canada. ...

The Hay and Slave Rivers are its chief tributaries. It is drained by the Mackenzie River. Though the western shore is forested, the east shore and northern arm are tundra-like. The southern and eastern shores reach the edge of the Canadian Shield. Along with other lakes such as the Great Bear and Athabasca, it is a remnant of a vast post-glacial lake. Hay River is a large river in northern Alberta and southern Northwest Territories, Canada. ... The Slave River is a Canadian river that flows from Lake Athabasca in northeastern Alberta and empties into Great Slave Lake. ... Approximate extent of the Mackenzie River watershed The Mackenzie River (French: Fleuve Mackenzie) originates in Great Slave Lake, in the Northwest Territories, and flows north into the Arctic Ocean. ... In physical geography, tundra is an area where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. ... Canadian Shield The Canadian Shield— also called the Precambrian Shield, Laurentian Shield, Bouclier Canadien (French), or Laurentian Plateau— is a large shield covered by a thin layer of soil that forms the nucleus of the North American craton. ... Great Bear Lake, NWT, Canada Mackenzie River drainage basin showing Great Bear Lakes position in the Western Canadian Arctic Great Bear Lake (Slavey: Sahtu, French: Grand lac de lOurs) is the largest lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada, the fourth largest in North America, and the eight... Lake Athabasca, Canada Lake Athabasca is located in the Northwest corner of Saskatchewan and the Northeast corner of Alberta between the 58° and 60° latitudes. ...

The East Arm of Great Slave Lake is filled with islands. The Pethei Peninsula separates the East Arm into McLeod Bay in the North and Christie Bay in the south. The only community in the East Arm is Lutselk'e, a hamlet of about 350 people, largely Chipewyan aboriginals of the Dene Nation. The aboriginal community of Łutselke (place of small fish), also spelt Łutsel Ke, is located on the south shore near the eastern end of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada. ... The Chipewyan are an aboriginal people in Canada. ... The Dene are a group of First Nations that live in the Arctic regions of Canada. ...

History

First Nations were the first settlers around the lake, building communities including Dettah, which still exists today. First Nations is a term of ethnicity used in Canada. ... A small Dene community just outside Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. ...

British fur trader Samuel Hearne explored the area in 1771 and crossed the frozen lake, which he initially named Lake Athapuscow (after an erroneous French speaker's pronunciation of Athabaska). An Alberta fur trader in the 1890s. ... Samuel Hearne (1745 – November 1792), English explorer of northern North America, was born in London. ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

In the 1930s, gold was discovered there, which led to the establishment of Yellowknife, the territory's capital. The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... GOLD refers to one of the following: GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade). ... Motto: Multum In Parvo (Much In Little) Coordinates: Country Canada Territory Northwest Territories Region North Slave Region Established 1936/1937 Government  - City Mayor Gordon Van Tighem  - Governing Body Consensus government  - Legislature List of Yellowknife MPs and MLAs Area  - City 105. ... In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has a second meaning based on an alternative sense of capital) is the principal city or town associated with a countrys government. ...

In 1967, an all-season highway was built around the lake, originally an extension of the Mackenzie Highway but now known as Highway 3. This highway, which begins at Grimshaw, Alberta, comprises the entire length of Alberta provincial highway 35, and N.W.T. Highway 1. ... The Liard Highway The following is a list of Northwest Territories highways. ...

On January 24th, 1978, a Soviet Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite, named Cosmos 954, built with an on board nuclear reactor fell from orbit and landed in the lake. With all the ice and snow on the lake the satellite exploded on impact causing its nuclear fuel to fall over the area. The nuclear fuel was picked up by a group called Operation Morning Light formed with both American and Canadian members.^[1] January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Soviet redirects here. ... Radar-equipped Ocean Reconnaissance SATellite or RORSAT is the western name given to the Soviet Upravlenniye Sputnik-Aktivny (US-A) satellites. ... Cosmos 954 was a Soviet Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite (RORSAT) with an onboard nuclear reactor. ... Core of a small nuclear reactor used for research. ... Operation Morning Light was the joint Canadian/American recovery of the residue of the Soviet satellite Cosmos 954, which crashed near Great Slave Lake in January, 1978. ...

General Information

Other towns around the lake include: Yellowknife, Fort Providence, Hay River and Fort Resolution. Motto: Multum In Parvo (Much In Little) Coordinates: Country Canada Territory Northwest Territories Region North Slave Region Established 1936/1937 Government  - City Mayor Gordon Van Tighem  - Governing Body Consensus government  - Legislature List of Yellowknife MPs and MLAs Area  - City 105. ... Fort Providence is a town located west of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada. ... Hay River on Great Slave Lake Hay River connection to the Arctic Ocean Hay River is a community on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, in the Northwest Territories, Canada. ... Fort Resolution - A community in the Northwest Territories at the mouth of the Slave River. ...

The lake is at least partially frozen during an average of 8 months of the year. During winter, the ice is thick enough for Semi-trailer trucks to pass over. Until 1967, when an all-season highway was built around the lake, goods were shipped across the ice to Yellowknife, located on the north shore. Goods and fuel are still shipped across frozen lakes up the winter road to the diamond mines located near the headwaters of the Coppermine River, Northwest Territories. A ferry is required to access Yellowknife during spring when the ice is not present in a solid sheet along Highway 3 where it crosses the Mackenzie River. Early 70s Spanish Pegaso 2080 tractor and semi-trailer Semi-trailer truck with sleeper behind the cab. ... Coppermine River is a river in Fort Smith and Kitikmeot regions of Nunavut in Canada. ...

South of Great Slave Lake, in a remote comer of Wood Buffalo National Park, is the nesting site of a remnant flock of whooping cranes, discovered in 1954.^[2] Wood Buffalo National Park, located in northeastern Alberta and southern Northwest Territories, is the largest national park in Canada at 44,807 km². The park was established in 1922 to protect the worlds largest herd of free roaming Wood Bison, currently estimated at more than 2,000. ... Binomial name Grus americana Linnaeus, 1758 The Whooping Crane (Grus americana) is a very large and endangered crane. ...

See also

• List of lakes by area (9)
• List of lakes by depth (6)
• List of lakes by volume (10)

Lakes with a surface area of more than 4,000 km², listed by area. ... Worlds deepest lakes by maximum depth. ... Lakes with a water volume over 100 km3, listed by volume. ...

References

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