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The delta is nearly 210 km (130 mi) from north to south, and ranges in width from 50 to 80 km (31 to 50 mi). It is the second biggest Arctic delta in the world, after the Lena River delta in Russia. Most land in the Mackenzie delta consists of permafrost, with great depths to bedrock.
Mackenzie Delta may refer to: The delta of the Mackenzie River, where it empties into the Arctic Ocean, in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Mackenzie Delta (electoral district), a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories, Canada. Category:
Mackenzie delta with drained lake (foreground), ice-wedge polygons and a growing pingo, August 1987 Pingo in the Mackenzie delta area. The Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula is an area with a marine tundra environment on the shores of the Arctic Ocean in the Northwest Territories, Canada. This peninsula is covered in thick permafrost, which is known to be ...
Inuvik, located on the East Channel of the Mackenzie Delta, approximately 100 km (62 mi) from the Arctic Ocean, is the region's administrative centre, home to the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation. The only other inland community, Aklavik, is located on the Peel Channel. Hunting, fishing and trapping are the major economic activities of Paulatuk ...
The Mackenzie River is an important habitat for whales and seabirds and is still relatively untouched by commercial traffic. [36] The delta of Mackenzie River contains numerous lakes and ponds which are inhabited by muskrat. [28] Bearded seal
The Mackenzie River expedition of 1825–1827 was the second of three Arctic expeditions led by explorer John Franklin and organized by the Royal Navy. Its goal was the exploration of the North American coast between the mouths of the Mackenzie and Coppermine rivers and Bering Strait, in what is now present-day Alaska, Yukon, the Northwest ...
Tuktoyaktuk English: / tʌktəˈjæktʌk /, or Tuktuyaaqtuuq IPA: [təktujaːqtuːq] (Inuvialuktun: it looks like a caribou), [5] is an Inuvialuit hamlet located near the Mackenzie River delta in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, at the northern terminus of the Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway. [9][10] One of six Inuvialuit ...
Established. 1961. Governing body. Parks Canada. The Kendall Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary (KIBS) is a migratory bird sanctuary in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located on Kendall Island and its surrounding area in Mackenzie Bay [1] at the northern tip of the Mackenzie River Delta. A seasonal sanctuary for more than 60,000 ...