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   May 9, 2022 - Great Slave Lake and the Simpson Islands   
      
      Simpson Islands   
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      After winter ice-up in November, cold spring weather across the   
      Northwest Territories typically allows ice to linger on the Great Slave   
      Lake through mid-May. The eight-month hard freeze can make it difficult   
      to find time to enjoy summer-time recreational activities that draw   
      visitors to the lake, such as boating, kayaking, fishing. However, the   
      massive lake is a year-round wonderland, allowing hardy visitors and   
      locals to enjoy ice fishing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, cross country   
      skiing, and even dog-sledding in even the coldest months.   
      
      The Great Slave Lake is the second-largest lake located in Canada, the   
      fifth-largest in North America, and the tenth-largest lake in the world   
      by area. It is also the deepest lake in North America, with depths   
      plunging to 2,027 feet (616 meters). The city of Yellowknife, the   
      capital of and only large city in Northwest Territories, sits on the   
      northern shore of Great Slave Lake, providing home to slightly more   
      than 20,000 residents and a stopping-off point for thousands of   
      tourists each year. Yellowknife sits only about 250 miles (400 km)   
      south of the Arctic Circle. The First Nation villages of Edzo, Rae and   
      Dettah are also located on the northern shore.   
      
      On May 5, 2022, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer   
      (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of   
      the frozen Great Slave Lake. A V-shaped inlet on the north shore marks   
      the Yellowknife Bay, the location of the city of Yellowknife. The   
      eastern section of the lake, called the East Arm, stretches to the   
      northeast and is broken up by a series of rugged islands known as the   
      Simpson Islands. These steep, cliff-like islands provide spectacular   
      scenery for those who fish the very productive waters near the islands.   
      The winding, frozen river flowing into the southern section of the lake   
      is the Slave River. The south shore of the Great Slave Lake near the   
      delta of the Slave River inlet has been recognized as an Important Bird   
      and Biodiversity Area (IBA) by Birdlife International in honor of the   
      tens of thousands of birds that stop by the area during migration or   
      stop and breed during the short summer months.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 5/5/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (125.8 KB),  500m (382.3 KB),  250m (1 MB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-05-09   
       
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