Spirit Lake (Yukon)
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Spirit Lake is a lake
in the southern Yukon
about 70 km south of Whitehorse. The lake is situated just off the Klondike Highway. The lake has emerald green colors. The distinct crater-like holes on the lake bottom were shaped by glaciers which retreated thousands of years ago.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in the southern Yukon
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
about 70 km south of Whitehorse. The lake is situated just off the Klondike Highway. The lake has emerald green colors. The distinct crater-like holes on the lake bottom were shaped by glaciers which retreated thousands of years ago.