Fun facts about Lake Athabasca
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The name Athabasca originally referred only to the Peace–Athabasca Delta in the Woods Cree language.
Lake Athabasca
Canada
Lake Athabasca is in the north-west corner of Saskatchewan and the north-east corner of Alberta between 58° and 60° N in Canada. The lake is about 26% in Alberta and 74% in Saskatchewan.
From the “Toponymy” section
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Photo: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC · Public Domain
Lake Athabasca is the eighth largest lake in Canada and the 20th largest lake in the world by area.
Lake Athabasca
Canada
Lake Athabasca is in the north-west corner of Saskatchewan and the north-east corner of Alberta between 58° and 60° N in Canada. The lake is about 26% in Alberta and 74% in Saskatchewan.
From the “Geography” section
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Photo: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC · Public Domain
Fort Chipewyan, on the western shore of Lake Athabasca, is one of the oldest European settlements in Alberta.
Lake Athabasca
Canada
Lake Athabasca is in the north-west corner of Saskatchewan and the north-east corner of Alberta between 58° and 60° N in Canada. The lake is about 26% in Alberta and 74% in Saskatchewan.
From the “Geography” section
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Photo: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC · Public Domain
Uranium and gold mining along the northern shore led to the establishment of Uranium City, Saskatchewan.
Lake Athabasca
Canada
Lake Athabasca is in the north-west corner of Saskatchewan and the north-east corner of Alberta between 58° and 60° N in Canada. The lake is about 26% in Alberta and 74% in Saskatchewan.
From the “Development and environment” section
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Photo: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC · Public Domain
Lake Athabasca contains 23 species of fish, including a world record lake trout caught in 1961 weighing 46.3 kilograms.
Lake Athabasca
Canada
Lake Athabasca is in the north-west corner of Saskatchewan and the north-east corner of Alberta between 58° and 60° N in Canada. The lake is about 26% in Alberta and 74% in Saskatchewan.
From the “Development and environment” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC · Public Domain