About Great Slave Lake: Great Slave Lake lies in Canada's remote Northwest Territories, carved deep by glaciers during the last ice age. For more than half the year its surface freezes thick enough to drive trucks across, connecting isolated northern communities by ice road. Home to Real Ice Roads — Frozen thick enough each winter for trucks to drive across.

Location: Northwest Territories, Canada · Max Depth: 614 m (2,014 ft) The deepest lake in North America. · Area: 27,000 km² (10,400 mi²) One of the largest lakes on the continent. · Formation: Carved out by ice-age glaciers · Countries: Canada (entirely) · Wildlife: Lake trout & whitefish · Freshwater Held: A major freshwater reserve in northern Canada · Notable Feature: Frozen solid for over half the year · World Rank: Deepest lake in North America