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Great Slave Lake

Great Slave Lake

This Landsat mosaic image was acquired using bands 7, 4, and 2 in the year 2000.

Great Slave Lake is the second-largest lake in Canada’s Northwest Territories and with a maximum depth of 2,014 feet it is also the deepest lake in North America. The lake’s name derives from the Slavey (or Dene) North American Indians.

In this image vegetation is green, clouds are white, burn scars are red, and water is black and blue.

This Landsat mosaic image was acquired in the year 2000. It is a false-colored image using bands 7, 4 and 2. The Great Slave Lake falls on Landsat WRS-2 Path 46 Row 17.

References

Wikipedia. Great Slave Lake. Accessed June 27, 2010[external link]

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