Great Bear Lake

Japanese: グレート･ベア[湖]（英語表記）Great Bear Lake

A huge lake in the western Northwest Territories, Canada. Its area is 31,790 km2, its maximum depth is 411 m, and its surface is 119 m above sea level. Its northern part is in the polar region, just inside the Arctic Circle, and is surrounded by taiga or tundra. It is one of the great lakes on the edge of the Canadian Shield, and belongs to the Mackenzie River basin. Port Radium on the eastern shore is known as a uranium and silver mine. The lake's name comes from its enormous size and the bears that live in the shoreline. [Masai Yasuo]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

カナダ，ノースウェスト･テリトリーズ西部の巨大な湖。面積3万1790km2，最大深度411m，湖面標高119m。北部は北極圏に入る極地にあり，周辺にタイガまたはツンドラが広がる。カナダ楯状地縁辺部の大湖沼群の一つで，マッケンジー川流域に属する。東岸のポート･ラジウムはウラン，銀の鉱山として知られる。湖名は，湖の巨大さと湖岸地域に生息する熊にちなむ。【正井泰夫】

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