Lake Athabasca

large glacial lake in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada
LakeBodyOfWater lake Q272463
Lake Athabasca
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Lake Athabasca

Summary

Lake Athabasca is a lake[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (828 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lake Athabasca is located in Saskatchewan[3].
  • Lake Athabasca is located in Alberta[4].
  • Lake Athabasca is in the country of Canada[5].
  • Lake Athabasca's instance of is recorded as lake[6].
  • Lake Athabasca's inflows is recorded as Athabasca River[7].
  • Lake Athabasca's inflows is recorded as Fond du Lac River[8].
  • Lake Athabasca's inflows is recorded as Grease River[9].
  • Lake Athabasca's inflows is recorded as Harrison River[10].
  • Lake Athabasca's inflows is recorded as MacFarlane River[11].
  • Lake Athabasca's inflows is recorded as William River[12].
  • Lake Athabasca's inflows is recorded as Oldman River[13].
  • Lake Athabasca's outflows is recorded as Slave River[14].
  • Lake Athabasca's basin country is recorded as Canada[15].
  • Lake Athabasca's Commons category is recorded as Lake Athabasca[16].
  • Lake Athabasca's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59.266666666667, 'lon': -109.45}[17].
  • Lake Athabasca's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lake Athabasca[18].
  • Lake Athabasca's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19].
  • Lake Athabasca's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • Lake Athabasca's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[21].
  • Lake Athabasca's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[22].
  • Lake Athabasca's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'cr', 'text': 'aðapaskāw'}[23].
  • Lake Athabasca's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+283'}[24].
  • Lake Athabasca sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+213'}[25].
  • Lake Athabasca covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7850'}[26].
  • Lake Athabasca's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+50'}[27].

Body

Geography

Lake Athabasca is in the country of Canada[5]. Located in include Saskatchewan[3], a province of Canada[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1905[30] and Alberta[4], a province of Canada[31], in Canada[32], founded in 1905[33].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Athabasca covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7850'}[26]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+213'}[25]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+283'}[24].

Designation and Status

Lake Athabasca's instance of is recorded as lake[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lake Athabasca include athabascaite[34], a mineral species[35] and Athabasca District[36], a district of the Northwest Territories[37], in Canada[38], founded in 1882[39].

Why It Matters

Lake Athabasca ranks in the top 2% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (828 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Entities named for it include athabascaite[34], a mineral species[35] and Athabasca District[36], a district of the Northwest Territories[37], in Canada[38], founded in 1882[39].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · ~2026-44856-68 · 2026-08-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Saskatchewan, Alberta
    Coordinate location {'lat': 59.266666666667, 'lon': -109.45}
    Described by source The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1 +1
    Length {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+283'}
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P625]]: 60°N, 110°W"
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