Dettah
Dettah, sometimes spelled incorrectly as Detah, is a First Nations community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Located just southeast of the capital of Yellowknife, it is a 6.5 km drive from that city by ice road across the north arm of Great Slave Lake in winter or a 27 km drive via the Ingraham Trail, year-round.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 219 residents
- Description: Yellowknives Dene First Nation in Northwest Territories, Canada
- Also known as: “Detah” and “Tʼèɂehdaà”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yellowknife.
Yellowknife
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Yellowknife is the capital city of the Northwest Territories, on the North Arm of Great Slave Lake, on Yellowknife Bay. Yellowknife is the main entry point for visitors to NWT.
Dettah
- Categories: human settlement, territorial hamlet of Canada, and locality
- Location: Dettah, North Slave Region, Northwest Territories, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
62.41156° or 62° 24′ 42″ northLongitude
-114.30702° or 114° 18′ 25″ westPopulation
219Elevation
221 metres (725 feet)Open location code
95J7CM6V+J5OpenStreetMap ID
node 1203384543OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
5938311Wikidata ID
Q5266075
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Dettah” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Memorial Complex and Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Church.
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