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Mackenzie River
Administrative unit: Northwest Territories
Access
By air (Fort Simpson, Inuvik) or by road via the Mackenzie Highway
Course
With a length of 4250 km (2641 mi.), the Mackenzie is the second largest river in North America, one of the longest in the world (from the mouth to the source of the Finlay River, its longest tributary) and has a catchment area of 1.8 million sq. km (69,480 sq. mi.). The main sources of the Mackenzie are the Peace River and the Athabasca which merge to form the Slave River. On leaving Great Slave Lake this becomes the river bearing the name of the Scottish explorer Sir Alexander Mackenzie.
The river was already an important artery for the canoes of
Administrative unit: Northwest Territories
Access
By air (Fort Simpson, Inuvik) or by road via the Mackenzie Highway
Course
With a length of 4250 km (2641 mi.), the Mackenzie is the second largest river in North America, one of the longest in the world (from the mouth to the source of the Finlay River, its longest tributary) and has a catchment area of 1.8 million sq. km (69,480 sq. mi.). The main sources of the Mackenzie are the Peace River and the Athabasca which merge to form the Slave River. On leaving Great Slave Lake this becomes the river bearing the name of the Scottish explorer Sir Alexander Mackenzie.
The river was already an important artery for the canoes of
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