Great Bear Lake


noun
  1. a lake in NW Canada, in the Northwest Territories. 12,275 sq. mi. (31,792 sq. km).

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How to use Great Bear Lake in a sentence

  • March sees the greatest depth of snow at Great Bear Lake, probably three feet.

    The New North | Agnes Deans Cameron
  • Among other plans, this party intended to visit the establishment of the fur-traders on Great Bear Lake.

    The Walrus Hunters | R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for Great Bear Lake

Great Bear Lake

noun
  1. a lake in NW Canada, in the Northwest Territories: the largest freshwater lake entirely in Canada; drained by the Great Bear River, which flows to the Mackenzie River. Area: 31 792 sq km (12 275 sq miles)

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