Mackenzie is the longest river in Canada and the entire American North (taking into account the Finley, Peace River and Slave rivers). The Mackenzie River flows through the northwestern part of the country and thanks a lot of tributaries is an extremely extensive river system, occupying up to 20% of the territory of Canada. The Mackenzie basin covers several Canadian provinces, including: in the southern part, it is British Columbia. Alberta and Saskatchewan, in the northwest - Yukon. River in the XVIII century. Europeans became interested as a potential route to the Pacific Ocean, but Mackenzie couldn’t bring the discoverers to the Pacific coast, it is separated from it by mountains - to the south are the ridges of the Rocky Mountains. and to the north - the Mackenzie Mountains.

Most of the way the river flows through the lands of the north-western, subpolar region of the country, which is called the North-Western Territory. Its source is also located here - in the Great Slave Lake, although in fact the Mackenzie River begins in the Rocky Mountains from the source of the Finley River, which passes into the Peace River, and it in turn flows into Lake Atabasca, which connects with the Bolshoi through the Slave River Slave Lake, thereby forming the largest Canadian and second longest river system North America after the mississippi missouri. The Big Slave Lake is the deepest (614 m) on the North American continent, it is rightfully considered one of the wonders of local nature. Its name goes back to the designation of the local tribe of slaves - consonant, but not having any relation to the English word "slave" ("slave", "slave"). Translation of the name of the lake as "Slave", in fact, is erroneous. By the way, the descendants of the slaves were able to defend their right to the ancestral lands of the tribe, so that a small community of Indians lives on the shores of the lake named after them so far.
The river basin occupies the northern part of the Canadian (North American) platform. This is a Precambrian (previously 500 million years old) formation, the antiquity of which led to the presence of a number of minerals: rugelez, copper, nickel, uranium, gold, zinc, lead and other metals that lie in the basement of the platform, exposed in the north of the continent, and later sedimentary cover of the platform contains deposits of oil, gas, coal, potash and other salts. Thanks to their development, these inhospitable places have become more inhabited: for example, discovery in the 1930s. gold in the area of \u200b\u200bSlave Lake led to the birth of the city of Yellowknife, which later became the administrative center of the province of the Northwest Territories and the center of gold mining. It also mined silver and uranium, and since 1991 - diamonds.
Flowing through the Northwest Territory, Mackenzie, near his mouth, crosses the border of the Arctic Circle and through the bay of the same name flows into the Beaufort Sea of \u200b\u200bthe Arctic Ocean. When merged with the sea, it forms a vast delta, the soil of which, to a depth of 100 m, is frozen by permafrost. Mackenzie waters account for about 11% of the total river flow of the Arctic Ocean and play an important role in creating a microclimate in the delta region.
The river flows through a vast area, which is a forest and tundra, in places with very wetlands. Over the greater length of its path, Mackenzie has a fairly wide channel (from 2 to 5 km), along which water flows slowly and calmly (the vertical drop from source to mouth is only 156 m). A delta up to 80 km wide is formed at the mouth. The banks are sometimes rocky and indented, but swamps make up no more than 18% of the river basin. Most of The basin is covered with forest-tundra and forests, of which 93% are deserted, untouched by man. Nutrition occurs due to rains and snows, and during melting snow and ice, severe flooding occurs. From September to May, the river is hidden under ice.
In the cold waters of Mackenzie, 53 species of fish live, among which endemic species are also found. Interestingly, many fish species are genetically related to the species that live in the Mississippi: scientists suggest that previously these rivers could be connected through a system of lakes and tributaries.
Inhospitable pool study north river threatened to become the deepest disappointment not only for Alexander Mackenzie, but also for other geographers and travelers, who were primarily concerned about finding a river path to the Pacific Ocean. Over time, the river was appreciated and it perpetuated the name of the discoverer.

The beginning of the formation of lakes and rivers in this region dates to the end of the last ice age - about 11,000 years ago. Mackenzie began to study not so long ago. The first European who managed to reach the coast of the Arctic Ocean, making his way to it on the mainland, is the English merchant and traveler Samuel Hearn (1745-1792). And the first description of this river dates back to 1789 and belongs to the Scottish merchant and traveler Alexander Mackenzie (1764-1820). However, according to the testimony of Mackenzie himself, around 1780, in the lower reaches of the river, the Indians had already exchanged some white skins for iron. It could be Russian sailors. As an employee of the Northwest Fur Company, Mackenzie managed to organize an expedition. She was originally supposed to find a waterway in Pacific Oceanthat the Indians talked about. Due to the fact that the expedition found a way out not to the Pacific, but to the Arctic Ocean, the river was first called “Disruption”, which means “Disappointment” in English. The campaign began with the foundation of Fort Chipewayan on the Athabasca River. The river expedition itself started on June 3, 1789. Information has been preserved about the conductor, an Indian nicknamed the “English leader,” who participated in the expedition to the Arctic Ocean S. Hern. Six days later, the birch bark shuttles approached Slave Lake, but only on June 29, Mackenzie found the one flowing towards the Pacific
(as he thought) an unnamed ocean river. Met Indians spoke about the endless length of the river and the difficulties with food. The most unpleasant surprise was that the river turned strictly north, and on July 10, A. Mackenzie wrote: “It is clear that this river flows into the Great North Sea,” and on July 13 he saw the sea itself. The expedition did not explore its shores, but the night tides and whales frolicking in the bay made it clear that this was the ocean. Later, the English Arctic explorer John Franklin (1786-1847), having carried out in 1825-1826. he assigned the expedition to this river to it, to the mountains, and to the bay, first explored by Mackenzie, the name of the "disappointed" Scotsman.
Mackenzie is navigable - the length of its shipping lanes is 2,200 km. The level of seasonal water fluctuations is used to generate hydropower. In 1968, the Bennett Dam, one of the largest in the world, was built in the upper Mackenzie River on the Peace River, and it is not the only one here: dams appeared in many places, both for hydropower and for flood control. In the south, management has become possible. agriculture. In addition, there is an ambitious project to relocate Arctic fresh meltwater into the country and beyond using the Mackenzie reservoir and irrigation and transport system.
It is not only people who use the river for their own purposes: the Mackenzie Delta, located at the junction of four large migratory routes of North American birds (in autumn their number reaches one million), is an important transit point for them.
The construction of the dam caused significant damage to the ecosystem of the river and, in particular, its delta, which led to a significant reduction in the migratory bird populations. According to the US Geological Survey published in Forbes magazine in 2004, about a quarter of the world's oil and natural gas reserves are in the Arctic. In particular, "the Mackenzie River Delta and the adjacent marine area are extremely rich in natural gas, which will be produced over the next decade." Due to the large-scale transformation of the area around the pipeline, many species may soon disappear. In other places of the river basin, oil, uranium, tungsten, gold and diamonds are mined, and in the upper reaches of the river - forest. In addition, Mackenzie is the main transport artery: whole "trains" from barges move along its surface (in winter they travel along it with dog teams and snowmobiles).
No matter how noticeable human activity is for the river, only 1% of Canadians now live in its basin. The population of the basin is about 397,000 people (according to 2001 statistics), that is, the average population density is about 0.2 people per square kilometer, but in last years Tourism is becoming increasingly important in the economy of the region, the city of Inuvik is the most visited settlement in the Arctic, the center of Inuit culture and the launching pad of many ecotourism routes. Of great importance are also scientific research - hydrographic and geological.

Climate and weather

In the south of the basin it is temperate, in the north - from subarctic to arctic.

• Average annual water temperature: + 3 ° C
• Average January temperature: from -16 ° C in the south to -28 ° C in the north
• Average July temperature: from + 16 ° C in the south to + 8 ° C in the north

Average annual rainfall: less than 100 mm in the north, more than 300 mm in the south, and up to 1000 mm in the mountains.
Ledostavit: September-May / June (downstream).

Economy

• Minerals: natural gas, oil, uranium, tungsten, gold and diamonds
• Industry: hydropower, logging.
• Agriculture: greenhouse vegetable growing (in the south).
• Services sector: transport (shipping); tourism (hiking and water amateur or sports tourism, also excursions to the gold rush, the city of Dawson).

Attractions Mackenzie River

• Natural. National parks Small Slave Lake and Hillard Bay, Mackenzie Bison Reserve with a protected herd of 2000 animals (north of Yellowknife), the youngest national park Arctic - Tuktut Nogate, Nahanni National Park (South Nahanni River Valley, south of the Mackenzie Mountains, founded in 1976) - object World Heritage UNESCO (since 1978), Cameron waterfalls, pingo hydrolaccoliths (cone-shaped hills up to 40 m high and 300 m wide that appeared on the surface under pressure from the ice in the lower layers).
• Cultural and historical. Bennett Dam (1968) on the Peace River (tributary) with an excursion center.
• City Inuvik. Catholic Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary the Victorious (1958-1960), built in the shape of an igloo.
• Yellowknife City. Old Town, including a houseboat settlement, Prince of Wales Historical Center (Inuit and Dene Ethnographic Museum), Legislative Assembly (1993)
• Fort Providence. Dene Crafts Center.
• Hay River Settlement. the main port of the Northwest Territories, the habitat of the Dene people for more than 1000 years.

Information

• Length: 1738 km
• Swimming pool: 1,805,200 km²
• Water consumption: 10 700 m³ / s
• Source: Big Slave Lake
• Country: Canada
• Region: Northwest Territories

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Mckenzie (English and Fr. Mackenzie, Slave Deh Cho - “ big river») - largest river Canada and the entire American North with a length of 1738 km. Named after Alexander Mackenzie, who discovered it.

Mackenzie in winter

It is a navigable river, the length of the navigable routes of the entire Mackenzie river system is 2,200 km - from Waterways on the Athabasca River to the port of Tactoyaktuk on the coast of the Arctic Ocean. The largest settlements are: Aklavik, Inuvik, Fort Norman, Fort Providence and the Norman Wells oil field.

• 1. History
• 2 tributaries
• 3 Hydrography
• 4 notes

History

A. Mackenzie was discovered and first passed from June 29 to July 14, 1789. Originally called the River Disappointment (Eng. Disappointment, "Disappointment" or "Discontent").

Tributaries

• r. Drank
• r. Lyard
• r. Big Bear
• r. Arctic Red River
• r. Karkaju
• r. Ruth
• r. Mountain
• r. Har indian

Hydrography

Mackenzie River Basin

The beginning of the Mackenzie River is considered to be the source from the Great Slave Lake, the large Canadian lakes Wollaston, Clare, Athabasca and the Great Bear Lake also belong to the river basin. The last lake is connected to the river through the tributary of the Big Bear. The average water discharge at the mouth of the river is ≈10,700 m³ / s, which puts the river on this indicator in second place among the rivers of North America after the Mississippi. Mackenzie’s relatively low water content is explained by the blocking effect of the Rocky Mountains in the west, which reduce the influence of the Pacific Ocean in the lower part of its catchment.

Mackenzie, like more than half of the rivers of Canada, belongs to the Arctic Ocean basin. The nutrition of the Arctic rivers is mostly snowfall. central and northern regions of the country, rivers and lakes are covered with ice for 5 to 9 months. Mackenzie freezes in September - October, opens in May, in the lower reaches - in early June; snow-fed food; spring-summer flood.

The river valley is formed by the strata of alluvial and water-glacial deposits, is very boggy, covered with spruce forest.

Notes

1. 1 2 Atlas of Canada.
2. Mackenzie (river) - article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia.

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Mackenzie (river) Information About

- Coordinates

- Coordinates

 /   / 69.1977; -135.022 (Mackenzie mouth)Coordinates:

It is a navigable river, the length of the navigable routes of the entire river system Mackenzie 2200 km - from Waterways on the Athabasca River to the port of Tactoyaktuk on the coast of the Arctic Ocean. The largest settlements are: Aklavik, Inuvik, Fort Norman, Fort Providence and the Norman Wells oil field.

History

A. Mackenzie was discovered and first passed from June 29 to July 14, 1789. Originally called a river Disappointment (eng. Disappointment, Disappointment, or Discontent ).

Tributaries

• r. Karkaju
• r. Ruth
• r. Mountain
• r. Har indian

Hydrography

The beginning of the Mackenzie River is considered to be the source from the Great Slave Lake, and large Canadian lakes also belong to the river basin. Mackenzie’s relatively low water content is explained by the blocking effect of the Rocky Mountains in the west, which reduce the influence of the Pacific Ocean in the lower part of its catchment.

Mackenzie, like more than half of the rivers of Canada, belongs to the Arctic Ocean basin. The nutrition of the Arctic rivers is mostly snowfall. In the central and northern regions of the country, rivers and lakes are covered with ice for 5 to 9 months. Mackenzie freezes in September - October, opens in May, in the lower reaches - in early June; snow-fed food; spring-summer flood.

The river valley is formed by the strata of alluvial and water-glacial deposits, is very boggy, covered with spruce forest.

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(If someone is interested in the details of the real fate of Radomir, Magdalen, Qatar and the Templars, I ask you to look at the Supplements after the chapters of Isidora or the separate (but still in preparation) book “Children of the Sun”, when it will be published on the website www.levashov.info for free copy).

I stood completely shocked, as it was almost always after the next story of the North ...
Is that tiny, just born boy was the famous Jacques de Molay ?! How many different fantastic legends I heard about this mysterious man! .. How many miracles were connected with his life in the stories I once loved!
(Unfortunately, miraculous legends about this mysterious man have not reached our days ... He, like Radomir, was made a weak, cowardly and spineless master who "could not" save his great Order ...)
“Can you tell us a little more about him, Sever?” Was he such a powerful prophet and miracle worker as my father once told me? ..
Smiling at my impatience, Sever nodded in the affirmative.
“Yes, I will tell you about him, Isidore ... I have known him for many years.” And he spoke to him many times. I really loved this man ... And really yearned for him.
I didn’t ask why he didn’t help him during the execution. This made no sense, since I knew his answer in advance.
- You - what? !! Did you talk to him ?! Please, will you tell me about this, Sever ?! I exclaimed.
I know, with my delight, I looked like a child ... But that didn’t matter. The North understood how important his story was to me, and patiently helped me.
“Only I would like to first find out what happened to his mother and the Cathars.” I know that they died, but I would like to see it with my own eyes ... Please help me, North.
And again, reality disappeared, returning me to Montsegur, where wonderful courageous people lived - their disciples and followers of Magdalene ...

Qatar.
Esclarmond lay quietly on the bed. Her eyes were closed, she seemed to be sleeping, exhausted by losses ... But I felt - it was just protection. She just wanted to be left alone with her sadness ... Her heart suffered endlessly. The body refused to obey ... Just a few moments ago, her hands held the newborn son ... Hugged her husband ... Now they have gone into the unknown. And no one could say with certainty whether they would be able to get away from the hatred of the "hunters" who filled the foot of Montsegur. And the whole valley, as far as the eye enveloped ... The fortress was the last stronghold of Qatar, after it there was nothing left. They suffered a complete defeat ... Exhausted by hunger and winter cold, they were helpless against the stone "rain" of catapults that rained down from morning to night on Montsegur.

“Tell me, North, why the Perfect ones were not defending themselves?” Indeed, as far as I know, no one better than them owned the “movement” (I think that means telekinesis), the “breath”, and much more. Why did they give up ?!
“There are reasons for this, Isidora.” In the very first attacks of the crusaders, Qatar has not yet surrendered. But after the complete destruction of the cities of Albi, Beziers, Minerva and Lavour, in which thousands of civilians died, the church came up with a move that simply could not fail. Before attacking, they declared Perfect that if they surrendered, not a single person would be touched. And, of course, the Cathars surrendered ... From that day, the bonfires of the Perfect began to burn throughout Occitania. People who devoted their whole life to Knowledge, Light and Good were burned like garbage, turning the beautiful Occitania into a desert burned with bonfires.

The cold, calm river in northwestern Canada, crossing the Arctic Circle and calmly carrying its waters to the Arctic, forms a delta 80 km wide, which freezes in winter and merges with a flat coastal plain. It was actually discovered by mistake when they were looking for ways to the Pacific Ocean. The first disappointment quickly passed: gold, oil and gas were found in the river basin; in the south, in its upper reaches, there is a region rich in timber reserves. The river supplies Canadians with energy; more than 50 species of fish are found in it. But only a few people dare to constantly live on the shores of Mackenzie - because of the harsh Arctic climate.

ON THE WAY TO THE ARCTIC

Throughout his long and slow journey from southeast to northwest, Mackenzie collects water from rivers and lakes (including the two largest in Canada - Slave and Big Bear) to several vast Canadian regions into the Arctic Ocean, being an important part of the Arctic catchment area.

Most long river Canada and the entire American North is Mackenzie (taking into account the Finley, Peace River and Slave rivers). This river flows along the northwestern part of the country and, thanks to the large number of tributaries, it is an extremely extensive river system, occupying up to 20% of the territory of Canada. The Mackenzie basin covers several Canadian provinces, including: in the southern part it is British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, in the northwestern part - Yukon. River in the XVIII century. Europeans became interested as a potential route to the Pacific Ocean, but Mackenzie couldn’t bring the discoverers to the Pacific coast, it is separated from it by mountains - to the south are the Rocky Mountain ranges, and to the north - Mackenzie Mountains.

Most of the way the river flows through the lands of the north-western, circumpolar region of the country, which is called the North-Western Territory. Its source is also located here - in the Great Slave Lake, although in fact the Mackenzie River begins in the Rocky Mountains from the source of the Finley River, which passes into the Peace River, and it in turn flows into Lake Atabasca, which connects with the Bolshoi through the Slave River Slave Lake, thereby forming the largest Canadian and second largest river system in North America after the Mississippi-Missouri. The Big Slave Lake is the deepest (614 m) on the North American continent, it is rightfully considered one of the wonders of local nature. Its name goes back to the designation of the local tribe of slaves - consonant, but not having any relation to the English word "slave" ("slave", "slave"). Translation of the name of the lake as "Slave", in fact, is erroneous. By the way, the descendants of the slaves were able to defend their right to the ancestral lands of the tribe, so that a small community of Indians lives on the shores of the lake named after them so far.

The river basin occupies the northern part of the Canadian (North American) platform. This is a Precambrian (previously 500 Ma) formation, the antiquity of which led to the presence of a number of minerals: iron, copper, nickel, uranium, gold, zinc, lead and other metals, which lie in the basement of the platform, exposed in the north of the continent, and more the late sedimentary cover of the platform contains deposits of oil, gas, coal, potash and other salts. Thanks to their development, these inhospitable places have become more inhabited: for example, discovery in the 1930s. gold in the area of \u200b\u200bSlave Lake led to the birth of the city of Yellowknife, which later became the administrative center of the province of the Northwest Territories and the center of gold mining. Silver and uranium are mined here, as of 1991 - diamonds.

Flowing through the Northwest Territory, Mackenzie, near his mouth, crosses the border of the Arctic Circle and through the bay of the same name flows into the Beaufort Sea of \u200b\u200bthe Arctic Ocean. When merged with the sea, it forms a vast delta, the soil of which, to a depth of 100 m, is frozen by permafrost. Mackenzie waters account for about 11% of the total river flow of the Arctic Ocean and play an important role in creating a microclimate in the delta region.

The river flows through a vast area, which is a forest and tundra, in places with very wetlands. Over the greater length of its path, Mackenzie has a fairly wide channel (from 2 to 5 km), along which water flows slowly and calmly (the vertical drop from source to mouth is only 156 m). A delta up to 80 km wide is formed at the mouth. The banks are sometimes rocky and indented, but swamps make up no more than 18% of the river basin. Most of the basin is covered with forest-tundra and forests, of which 93% are uninhabited, untouched by man. Nutrition occurs due to rains and snows, and during melting snow and ice, severe flooding occurs. From September to May, the river is hidden under ice.

In the cold waters of Mackenzie, 53 species of fish live, among which endemic species are also found. Interestingly, many fish species are genetically related to the species that live in the Mississippi: scientists suggest that previously these rivers could be connected through a system of lakes and tributaries.

Despite the fact that the waters of the two largest Canadian lakes flow into the river from the east, about 60% of the water in Mackenzie comes from the western part of its basin, where the Liard, Arctic Red River and Peel tributaries originate in the mountains. In its upper reaches, both Mackenzie and its tributaries are highly porous. The ice begins to open in the upper reaches, causing flooding, ice congestion, and destruction of the riverbed and structures offshore. Water at this time uproots coastal trees. Its energy is used in hydropower plants.

HOW THE “NORTHERN DISAPPOINTMENT” DISPLAYED

The study of the inhospitable northern river basin threatened to be the deepest disappointment not only for Alexander Mackenzie, but also for other geographers and travelers who were primarily concerned about finding a river path to the Pacific Ocean. Over time, the river was appreciated and it perpetuated the name of the discoverer.

The beginning of the formation of lakes and rivers in this region dates to the end of the last ice age - about 11,000 years ago. Mackenzie began to study not so long ago. The first European who managed to reach the coast of the Arctic Ocean, making his way to it on the mainland, is considered the English merchant and traveler Samuel Hearn (1745-1792). And the first description of this river dates back to 1789 and belongs to the Scottish merchant and traveler Alexander Mackenzie (1764-1820). However, according to the testimony of Mackenzie himself, around 1780, in the lower reaches of the river, the Indians had already exchanged some white skins for iron. It could be Russian sailors. As an employee of the Northwest Fur Company, Mackenzie managed to organize an expedition. Initially, she was supposed to find a waterway into the Pacific Ocean, about which the Indians spoke. Due to the fact that the expedition found a way out not to the Pacific, but to the Arctic Ocean, the river was first called “Disruption”, which means “Disappointment” in English. The campaign began with the foundation of Fort Chipewayan on the Athabasca River. The river expedition itself started on June 3, 1789. Information has been preserved about a conductor, an Indian nicknamed the “English leader,” who participated in the campaign to the Arctic Ocean S. Hern. Six days later, shuttles from the birch bark approached Slave Lake, but only on June 29 Mackenzie found an untitled river flowing towards the Pacific (as he thought) ocean. Met Indians spoke about the endless length of the river and the difficulties with food. The most unpleasant surprise was that the river turned strictly north, and on July 10 A. Mackenzie wrote: “It is clear that this river flows into the Great North Sea,” and on July 13 he saw the sea itself. The expedition did not explore its shores, but the night tides and whales frolicking in the bay made it clear that this is the ocean. Later, the English Arctic explorer John Franklin (1786-1847), having carried out in 1825-1826. he assigned the expedition to this river to it, to the mountains, and to the bay, first explored by Mackenzie, the name of the "disappointed" Scot.

Mackenzie is navigable - the length of its shipping lanes is 2,200 km. The level of seasonal water fluctuations is used to generate hydropower. In 1968, the Bennett Dam, one of the largest in the world, was built in the upper Mackenzie River on the Peace River, and it is not the only one here: dams appeared in many places, both for hydropower and for flood control. In the south, farming became possible. In addition, there is an ambitious project to transfer arctic fresh melt water inland and out of the country with the help of the Mackenzee reservoir and irrigation and transport system.

It is not only people who use the river for their own purposes: the Mackenzee delta, located at the junction of four large migratory routes of North American birds (in the autumn their number reaches one million), is an important transit point for them.

The construction of the dam caused significant damage to the ecosystem of the river and, in particular, its delta, which led to a significant reduction in the migratory bird populations. According to the US Geological Survey published in Forbes magazine in 2004, about a quarter of the world's oil and natural gas reserves are in the Arctic. In particular, the "delta r. "Mackenzie and the surrounding sea are extremely rich in natural gas, which will be produced over the next decade." Due to the large-scale transformation of the area around the pipeline, many species may soon disappear. In other places of the river basin, oil, uranium, tungsten, gold and diamonds are mined, and in the upper reaches of the river - forest. In addition, McKenzie is the main transport artery: entire "trains" from barges move along its surface (in winter they travel along it with dog teams and snowmobiles).

No matter how noticeable human activity is for the river, only 1% of Canadians now live in its basin. The population of the basin is about 397,000 people (according to 2001 statistics), that is, the average population density is about 0.2 people per square kilometer, however, in recent years, tourism has become increasingly important in the region’s economy, the city of Inuvik is the most visited point of the Arctic, the center of Inuit culture and the launching pad of many ecotourism routes. Of great importance are also scientific research - hydrographic and geological.

LOVELY FACTS

■ The first casino in Canada, Gertie's Diamond Tooth, got its exotic name in honor of Gertie Lovejoy: the front teeth of this queen of the local dance hall of 1898 were decorated with a real diamond.

■ Taktoyaktuk is Canada’s northernmost community, a former whaling center.

■ The width of the ice road along the Mackenzee River is approximately 3 m, and the ice thickness reaches 2.5 m and is suitable for truck traffic. Speed \u200b\u200bshould not exceed 75 km / h. However, there is a risk: if the car stalls, it can easily be frozen in it, and traffic on this ice route between Taktoyaktuk and Inuvik can not be called active, so there is no place to wait for help.

■ Samuel Hearn was accompanied on his campaign by an Indian conductor, who, in turn, was accompanied by ... eight wives.

■ In winter, there are often snowstorms that give the effect of “white mist”, when strong wind the snow turns into a stream, inside of which the feeling of the depth of space is lost.

ATTRACTIONS

■ Natural: National Parks of Small Slave Lake and Hillard Bay, Mackenzie Bison Reserve with a protected herd of 2000 animals (north of Yellowknife), the youngest Arctic national park - Tuyut Nogate, Nahanni National Park (South Nahanni Valley, south Mackenzie Mountains, founded in 1976) - UNESCO World Heritage Site (since 1978), Cameron waterfalls, pingo hydro-laccoliths (cone-shaped hills up to 40 m high and 300 m wide that appeared on the surface under pressure lying in the lower ice layers).
■ Cultural and historical: Bennett Dam (1968) on the river. Peace River (tributary) with a tour center.
■ Inuvik: Catholic Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Victorious (1958-1960), built in the shape of an igloo.
■ Yellowknife: Old Town, including a houseboat settlement, Prince of Wales Historical Center (Inuit and Dene Ethnographic Museum), Legislative Assembly (1993)
■ Fort Providence: Dene Craft Center.
■ Hay River Settlement: the main port of the Northwest Territories, the habitat of the Dene people for more than 1000 years.

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