Blachford_Lake

Blachford Lake

Blachford Lake is a remote lake in Northern Canada, near Yellowknife. The lake is 17 km (11 mi) and sits on precambrian rock. The lake is located at 62 09.97'N, 112 40.96' W and is to the north of the start eastern arm of the Great Slave Lake. It is home of the Dechinta: Centre for Research and Learning, an on-the-land university, co-founded in part by Glen Coulthard, that teaches traditional northern skills.[1]

Evening at Blachford Lake in September 2011
Mackenzie River drainage basin showing Blachford Lake's general position in the Western Canadian Arctic

Royal visit

A more detailed map of the area surrounding Blachford Lake

The lake and Dechinta: Centre for Research and Learning was visited by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge on their 2011 tour of Canada; during the visit they were taken to an uninhabited island where they were prepared supper by a local cook.[2]


References

62°10′04.8″N 112°36′32.4″W


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