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Fun fact 1 about Great Slave Lake

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Great Slave Lake was put on European maps during the emergence of the fur trade towards the northwest from Hudson Bay in the mid 18th century.

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Great Slave Lake

Canada

Area
27,200 km²
Max depth
614 m
Countries
Canada
10th largest lake in the world

Great Slave Lake is the second-largest lake in the Northwest Territories, 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.

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Photo: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC · Public Domain