Jackfish Lake
Jackfish Lake is a lake in Northwest Territories, Northern Canada. Jackfish Lake is situated nearby to the neighborhood Peace River Flats, as well as near the area Matonnabee.Places of Interest
Highlights include Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre and Back Bay Cemetery.
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
Museum
Photo: WinterCity296, Public domain.
The Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre is the Government of the Northwest Territories' museum and archives. Located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, the PWNHC acquires and manages objects and archival materials that represent the cultures…
Back Bay Cemetery
Heritage site
Photo: Four‘18’, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Back Bay Cemetery, the original cemetery in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, is located on Back Bay, a section of Yellowknife Bay on Great Slave Lake.
Log School House
Historic building
Photo: Arctic.gnome, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The first building used as a school in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, is currently located on Franklin Avenue at the south end of New Town, the city's downtown section.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yellowknife and Dettah.
Yellowknife
Photo: Sharingknowledge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Village
Photo: CambridgeBayWeather, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 8 km southeast of Jackfish Lake.
Jackfish Lake
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Northwest Territories, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
62.46825° or 62° 28′ 6″ northLongitude
-114.39155° or 114° 23′ 30″ westElevation
261 metres (856 feet)Open location code
95J7FJ95+89GeoNames ID
5985016
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