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Great Slave Lake [1] [a] is the second-largest lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada (after Great Bear Lake), the deepest lake in North America at 614 m (2,014 ft), [2] and the tenth-largest lake in the world by area.
Thaidene Nene National Park Reserve (from the Dene, this Chipewyan name means land of our ancestors [1]) is a national park in the vicinity of the east arm of Great Slave Lake, located on the northern edge of the boreal forest of Canada in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories. [2]
Northwest Territories lakes larger than 400 km 2 (150 sq mi); Lake Area (including islands) Altitude Depth max. Volume Great Bear Lake [2] [3]: 31,328 km 2 (12,096 sq mi) : 156 m (512 ft)
Great Bear Lake (North Slavey: Sahtú; French: Grand lac de l'Ours) is a lake in the boreal forest of Canada. It is the largest lake entirely in Canada ( Lake Superior and Lake Huron are larger but straddle the Canada–US border ), the fourth-largest in North America, and the eighth-largest in the world . [ 4 ]
Due to its location on Great Slave Lake, Yellowknife has a frost-free growing season that averages slightly over 100 days. [39] In an occasional year, the first fall frost does not come until October. [45] Most of the limited precipitation falls between June and October, with April being the driest month of the year and August having the most ...
Fort Resolution (Denı́nu Kų́ę́ (pronounced "deh-nih-noo-kwenh") "moose island place") is a hamlet [6] in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada.The community is situated at the mouth of the Slave River, on the shores of Great Slave Lake, and at the end of the Fort Resolution Highway (Highway 6).
The Yellowknife River is a river in the Northwest Territories, Canada.It flows south and empties into Yellowknife Bay just where it is crossed by the Ingraham Trail.It is part of Great Slave Lake, approximately 7.5 km (4.7 mi) north northeast of the city of Yellowknife.
Fort Providence (Slave: Zhahti Koe, Zhahti Kue, lit. 'mission house' [pronunciation?]) is a hamlet in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada.Located west of Great Slave Lake, it has all-weather road connections by way of the Yellowknife Highway (Great Slave Highway) branch off the Mackenzie Highway, and the Deh Cho Bridge opened November 30, 2012, near Fort Providence over ...