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Great Slave Lake

#10 in World

Canada

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© Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFCPublic Domain
Area
27K km²
Coordinates
61.6667, -114.0000
Category
lakes

Overview

Deepest lake in North America at 614 m.

About

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. 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 13th largest by volume.

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