Horseshoe Island
Horseshoe Island is an island in Northwest Territories, Northern Canada. Horseshoe Island is situated nearby to the village Dettah.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dettah and Yellowknife.
Dettah
Village
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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. Dettah is situated 2½ km northwest of Horseshoe Island.
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.
Horseshoe Island
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Northwest Territories, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
62.39211° or 62° 23′ 32″ northLongitude
-114.27616° or 114° 16′ 34″ westElevation
156 metres (512 feet)Open location code
95J79PRF+RGGeoNames ID
5977377
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