Clinton-Colden Lake | |
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Location | Northwest Territories |
Coordinates | 63°58′N107°28′W / 63.967°N 107.467°W [1] |
Basin countries | Canada |
Surface area | 737 km2 (285 sq mi) |
Surface elevation | 375 m (1,230 ft) |
References | [2] |
Clinton-Colden Lake is the ninth largest lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada. [3]
It is about 90 miles north of the eastern tip of the Great Slave Lake. George Back reached it in 1834.
Great Slave Lake is the second-largest lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada, the deepest lake in North America at 614 m (2,014 ft), and the tenth-largest lake in the world by area. It is 469 km (291 mi) long and 20 to 203 km wide. It covers an area of 27,200 km2 (10,500 sq mi) in the southern part of the territory. Its given volume ranges from 1,070 km3 (260 cu mi) to 1,580 km3 (380 cu mi) and up to 2,088 km3 (501 cu mi) making it the 10th or 12th largest by volume.
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Colville Lake is the 20th largest lake in Canada's Northwest Territories. The lake is located 100 km (62 mi) northwest of Great Bear Lake in the Sahtu Region. The lake has a perimeter of 121 km (75 mi) and a net area of 416 km2 (161 sq mi) and a total area of 439 km2 (169 sq mi).
Lac La Martre, is the third largest lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located approximately 201 km (125 mi) northwest of the territorial capital of Yellowknife. The Tłı̨chǫ community of Whatì is located on the east shore of Lac La Martre.
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