Passing through the oil-rich settlement of Norman Wells, this river runs through a basin whose mineral wealth lies in bituminous tar and oil sands. During the Wisconsin time period, the Laurentide Ice Sheet covered most of its basin. This river bears the name of its principle explorer who surveyed its entire length in 1789 and named it "Disappointment River. " Its delta is
Passing through the oil-rich settlement of Norman Wells, this river runs through a basin whose mineral wealth lies in bituminous tar and oil sands. During the Wisconsin time period, the Laurentide Ice Sheet covered most of its basin. This river bears the name of its principle explorer who surveyed its entire length in 1789 and named it "Disappointment River. " Its delta is fifty miles long and borders the Arctic Ocean. Emptying into the Beaufort Sea, this river carries water from Great Slave Lake over one thousand miles upstream along its course. For 10 points, identify this river named for the explorer Alexander, the longest in Canada.
Passing through the oil-rich settlement of Norman Wells, this river runs through a basin whose mineral wealth lies in bituminous tar and oil sands.
Mackenzie River