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The Mackenzie River has a similar range of fish fauna to the Mississippi River system. It is believed that the two river systems were connected during the Ice Ages by meltwater lakes and channels, allowing fish in the two rivers to interbreed. [48] Fish in the Mackenzie River proper include the northern pike, several minnow species, and lake ...
Tulita with the Mackenzie River Tulita may be reached via air year-round, and is served by Tulita Airport ; Norman Wells is the regional centre and the site of origin of the majority of flights in. A winter road links Tulita to Wrigley and thence the Mackenzie Highway , and is only open in mid- to late winter.
Highway 695 west – Keg River: North end of Hwy 695 concurrency: Paddle Prairie: 203.8: 126.6 214.5: 133.3: Highway 697 east – Tompkins Landing Ferry, La Crete: Mackenzie County: High Level: 273.7: 170.1: Highway 58 west – Rainbow Lake: South end of Hwy 58 concurrency: 275.9: 171.4: Highway 58 east – Fort Vermilion, La Crete, John D'or ...
The Mackenzie River itself, the great waterway extending to the Arctic Ocean, was first put on European maps by Alexander Mackenzie in 1789, the Scottish trader who explored the river. [1] The watershed thus became a vital part of the North American fur trade , and before the advent of the airplane or road networks, the river was the only ...
The community is located on the Jean Marie River where it joins the Mackenzie River. The community has a small airport, Jean Marie River Airport, and is accessible by charter aircraft throughout the year and by the all-season JMR Access Road 27 km (17 mi) from the Mackenzie Highway. [7]
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 ...
The restaurant opened on October 8, 1990, in Shenzhen's special economic zone. The South China Morning Post reported that on its opening day, the unique McDonald's received over 40,000 customers ...
The locality's name presumably derives from the Mackenzie River, which in turn was named by explorer Ludwig Leichhardt on 10 January 1845, after his friend pastoralist Evan Mackenzie of Kilcoy Station. [7] Mackenzie River State School opened on 21 May 1973, but closed in 2018 after having no students enrol in 2017.