Atlin Lake, 775 km2, elev 668 m, is a long, narrow lake in northwestern BC touching the Yukon border. The source of the Yukon River, it was inundated by prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush 1897-98. The town of Atlin is on the E shore. Once isolated behind high mountain ranges, it is now linked to Whitehorse by highway, and is the centre of an extensive mining and hunting region. The name corresponds to an Inland Tlingit word aht-lah meaning "big" or "stormy water."
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- Francis, Daniel. "Atlin Lake". The Canadian Encyclopedia, 23 January 2014, Historica Canada. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/atlin-lake. Accessed 06 October 2024.
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- Francis, D. (2014). Atlin Lake. In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/atlin-lake
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- Francis, Daniel. "Atlin Lake." The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Article published February 06, 2006; Last Edited January 23, 2014.
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- The Canadian Encyclopedia, s.v. "Atlin Lake," by Daniel Francis, Accessed October 06, 2024, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/atlin-lake
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Atlin Lake
Article by Daniel Francis
Published Online February 6, 2006
Last Edited January 23, 2014
Atlin Lake, 775 km2, elev 668 m, is a long, narrow lake in northwestern BC touching the Yukon border. The source of the Yukon River, it was inundated by prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush 1897-98. The town of Atlin is on the E shore.