Octopus Lake
Octopus Lake is a lake in Northwest Territories, Northern Canada.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 8 km northeast of Octopus Lake.
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.
Octopus Lake
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Northwest Territories, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
62.3752° or 62° 22′ 31″ northLongitude
-114.45128° or 114° 27′ 5″ westElevation
242 metres (794 feet)Open location code
95J79GGX+3FGeoNames ID
6092534
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