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The Mackenzie River is the longest river in Canada located in the Northwest Territories and covering a distance of around 1025 mi long and 1-2 mi wide. It begins at Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories and flows north into the Arctic Ocean. It is the second largest river system in North America (after the Mississippi-Missouri river system), and the fourth largest of all river systems discharging into the Arctic Ocean (the three largest are in Russia). It includes three major lakes (Great Slave, Great Bear and Athabasca) and numerous major rivers (such as the Peace, Athabasca, Liard, Hay, Peel, South Nahanni and Slave rivers). It spans four physio-graphic regions: Western Cordillera, Interior Plain, Precambrian Shield and Arctic Coastal Plain.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe MacKenzie River is in the Northwest Territories; it flows out of Great Slave Lake and ends at the Arctic ocean near the town of Tsiigethtchic.
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What country is the Mackenzie river located?
Canada
Canada's longest river?
Its the Yukon river, stretching up to 3,187 Km long.
Name the longest river flowing to the Arctic located in North Western Canada?
the Mackenzie River
What is Canada's largest river?
The Mackenzie River out of the Northwest Territories. Mackenzie River is the longest river in Canada
What continent is Mackenzie river located in?
Mackenzie River is located in the continent of North America. It is one of the longest rivers in Canada. Covering a distance of 1,800 km.
What is the name of Canada longest rivers?
Mississippi?
What continent is Mackenzie river located on?
Mackenzie River is located in the continent of North America. It is one of the longest rivers in Canada. Covering a distance of 1,800 km.
What is the longest river in Canada . where is it located?
Canada's longest river is the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories. The Mackenzie flows from Great Slave Lake north to the Arctic Ocean.
What is the largest river in Nunavut Canada?
Mackenzie river
Does Canada have the world's longest river?
Nope, Africa has the longerst river with the Nile. Canada's longest river is the Mackenzie River at 4,241km. It is located in the Northwest Territories.
Why is sir Alexander Mackenzie famous?
he discovered the Mackenzie river in Canada.
Who discovered the Mackenzie river?
Alexander Mackenzie discovered the Mackenzie River in 1789. The Mackenzie River is a river that runs through Canada to the Atlantic Ocean.
