Ts'oogot Gaay Lake
| Ts'oogot Gaay Lake | |
|---|---|
  Ts'oogot Gaay Lake | |
| Location | Yukon |
| Coordinates | 62°36′56.016″N 140°59′26.016″W / 62.61556000°N 140.99056000°W |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | .18 km2 (0.069 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 567 m (1,860 ft) |
Ts'oogot Gaay Lake is one of Canada's most westerly lakes, located in the south-west corner of Yukon at the Beaver Creek border with Alaska, 30 kilometres (19 mi) NW along the Alaska Highway from Beaver Creek's townsite.[1] Ts'oogot Gaay Lake is 567 metres (1,860 ft) above sea level and measures 0.18 km2 (0.069 sq mi).[citation needed]
This lake complex also includes Ch'į̀hjiit Lake, Dlaałäl Lake, and Mänh Ts'eek.[2] The highest point nearby is 792 m (2,598 ft) above sea level, 2.1 km (1.3 mi) west of Ts'oogot Gaay Lake.[3] It extends 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) in the north–south direction, and 0.8 km (0.50 mi) in the east–west direction.
The vegetation around Ts'oogot Gaay Lake is mainly sparse and often low-growth subarctic forest.[4] The annual average temperature in the valley is −5 °C (23 °F). The warmest month is July, when the average temperature is 14 °C (57 °F), and the coldest is January, at −24 °C (−11 °F).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ts'oogot Gaay Lake". GeoNames.org. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
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- ^ https://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=MCD12C1_T1 [dead link]
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