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WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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The body of water that flows from the Great Slave Lake to the Arctic Ocean, draining much of Canada’s northern interior, is called the
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St. Lawrence River.
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Mackenzie River.
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Fraser River.
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Niagara River.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Mackenzie River-North America’s largest northward flowing river-drains a basin that spans one-fifth of Canada’s total land area. Each year, the Mackenzie delivers about 325 cubic kilometers (78 cubic miles) of fresh water to the Arctic Ocean.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Mackenzie River flows through northern Canada and empties into the cold waters of the Beaufort Sea in the Arctic Ocean.
Detailed explanation-3: -Its English name derives from Alexander Mackenzie, the first European to travel the length of the river to its mouth in 1789.
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