Hay River

The town of Hay River is a town of 3,500 people in in northern . It is a drivable northern destination for ice fishing and sport fishing.
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  • Type: Town with 3,610 residents
  • Description: town in Northwest Territories, Canada
  • Also known as: Hay River, Northwest Territories” and “Hay River, NWT
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport and Diamond Jenness Secondary School.

Aerodrome
is located 1.5 nautical miles north of Hay River, , . The airport is named for former bush pilot Merlyn Carter, who was killed by a black bear in 2005.

School
is a high school in Hay River, , Canada. The school, along with Harry Camsell School and Princess Alexandra School, is overseen by the Hay River District Education Authority.

Hay River

Latitude
60.8156° or 60° 48′ 56″ north
Longitude
-115.7866° or 115° 47′ 12″ west
Population
3,610
Elevation
152 metres (499 feet)
IATA airport code
YHY
United Nations Location Code
CA YHY
Open location code
95G6R687+69
Open­Street­Map ID
node 107351278
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
5972762
Wiki­data ID
Q1013062
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Hay River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر هاي
  • Asturian: Hay River
  • Catalan: Hay River
  • Cebuano: Hay River
  • Chinese: 乾草河
  • Chinese: 海伊里佛
  • Chinese: 黑河
  • Dutch: Hay River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر هاى
  • Esperanto: Hay River
  • Finnish: Hay River
  • French: Hay River
  • French: Xátł’odehchee
  • German: Hay River
  • Italian: Hay River
  • Japanese: ヘイリバー
  • Lithuanian: Hei Riveris
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Hay River
  • Norwegian: Hay River
  • Persian: هی ریور
  • Polish: Hay River
  • Portuguese: Hay River
  • Russian: Хей-Ривер
  • Spanish: Hay River (Territorios del Noroeste)
  • Spanish: Hay River
  • Swedish: Hay River
  • Swedish: Xátł’odehchee
  • Ukrainian: Гей-Ривер
  • Ukrainian: Хей-Рівер
  • Hay River

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