Points North Landing is a permanent camp northwest of Wollaston Lake

Wollaston Lake

Wollaston Lake is located in northeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. With a surface area of 2286 km² , it is the largest lake in the world that drains naturally in two directions...

, on Saskatchewan Highway 905

Saskatchewan Highway 905

Highway 905 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 102 to Highway 964 near Black Lake. The highway is approximately 456 km long.Highway 905 starts at Saskatchewan Highway 102, about 22 km southwest of Southend...

 in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It has an airport

Points North Landing Airport

Points North Landing Airport, , is located adjacent to Points North Landing, Saskatchewan, Canada. Also commonly referred to as "Points Nowhere."-Airlines and destinations:...

 and a water aerodrome

Points North Landing Water Aerodrome

Points North Landing Water Aerodrome, , is located adjacent to Points North Landing, Saskatchewan, Canada....

. Gasoline and accommodation are available. Kenton Joel Carnegie

Kenton Joel Carnegie wolf attack

Kenton Joel Carnegie , was a Canadian geological engineering student. A judicial inquest carried out by the Provincial Government of Saskatchewan in 2007 concluded that he was killed by wolves on Tuesday 8 November 2005 at Points North Landing, Saskatchewan, Canada...

 was killed near here, possibly by wolves.

The site is used as a staging area and logistics area for a variety of activities in Northern Saskatchewan. All-weather roads connect the location to the south and temporary winter roads are constructed from Points North Landing to various communities in the North. Several uranium mines are located near the site including Cigar Lake and McClean Lake

McClean Lake mine

The McClean Lake mine is a uranium mine and milling operation located west of Wollaston Lake, about 700 kilometres north of Saskatoon, in the Athabasca Basin region of Saskatchewan, Canada. The McClean ore body was discovered in 1979, followed by the discovery of the JEB ore body in 1982...

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External links

• becquet.ca - Map showing proximity of the Cigar Lake and McClean Lake
  McClean Lake mine
  The McClean Lake mine is a uranium mine and milling operation located west of Wollaston Lake, about 700 kilometres north of Saskatoon, in the Athabasca Basin region of Saskatchewan, Canada. The McClean ore body was discovered in 1979, followed by the discovery of the JEB ore body in 1982...
  
  uranium mines to Points North Landing.
• Points North Group