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A Landsat 8 photo taken 6 Nov 2016. The Mackenzie River system is Canada's largest watershed, and the tenth largest water basin in the world. The river runs 4,200 kilometers (2,600 miles) from the Columbia Icefield in the Canadian Rockies to the Arctic Ocean.
Inuvik is a major town in this region; more than 3,000 people, an airport, and on a road "system" (one connecting to another town 120 miles away).
Yet you will be hard pressed to locate it in this pothole paradise. Take a shot. North is up.
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That's what we called the town of Tuktuyaktuk which is about 120 Km north of Inuvik that lies on the beachfront of the Beaufort Sea, which has a population of 854 hardworking souls of oil and gas mines. Tuk U means Tuktuyaktuk University, of course, the university doesn't exist.The satellite image doesn't do any justice how humongous and magnificent the MacKenzie River delta is until you experience it for yourself. I cross the McKenzie River twice to go to Ft. Simpson from Ft. Liard in 1978. Back then the only means of transportation was either floatplanes or ferry. Except in the winter where you can use your own vehicle to cross it via the winter road. As far as I know, it is one of the fastest river currents that I ever crossed I'm not sure why because it is flowing up, which is basically against the law of gravity and empties into the Beaufort Sea. I remember the ferry was pulled and guided by two cables that have the diameter the size of Tony Dorsett thigh each so that it won't get carried away by the current.
Presently the only way you can drive to Inuvik from Ft. Simpson is through the Dempster Highway which will take about 42 hours or 2600 Km. And of course there's always the Buffalo Airways which will get you there faster, but you'll be on the wing and a prayer.
BTW, in order to find the town of Inuvik on the Landsat image, you have to use the rule of third just like plotting a lat/long coordinate on the map. From the north of the image count, 2/3 place a point and from the west of the image again count 2/3 place a point. Where the two points meet should put you on the general area of the town of Inuvik
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
(Proverb)
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Just above the sharp elbow pointing east on the slim eastern branch of the river. Near lower edge, east of n-s center line. The airstrip is lower and more east yet, oriented east-west.What's remarkable to me in this image is how well a town of 3,000 souls can get so lost in that vastness. It was worth calling out.
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You should go there in the winter for whatever reasons I'm not sure because all you'll ever see is the vastness of whiteness and the only sound that you would hear is the crackling noises made by the Aurora Borealis if they ever make any noises.BTW, the McKenzie River delta is so vast that its land mass is about 20% of the size of Canada. And it's the only river system in Canada that is undammed. When I was there during the summer the area was very lush and teeming with wildlife from the horizon to horizon. But man the mosquitoes are something else. They don't only bite but they will take a chunk if you don't slap them on time.
Anyway, I'm glad I got to experience it when it was still ancient in all of its glory 39 years ago because right now the area is becoming to be a hot tourist spot.
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
(Proverb)
Edits: 07/04/17
I have seen episodes of Ice Road Truckers. They switched from Alaska to Canada several seasons back. I have seen them take trips to Inuvik. Some of the towns or villages are only accessible by road when they are frozen since they must cross frozen lakes to get there.
they can use now. The Dempster Highway basically links the Yukon, NWT and Nunavut Territories. But it'll take longer to get there.
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
(Proverb)
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