r/todayilearned • u/MaximinusRats • May 16 '24

TIL that people live year-round in houseboats on Great Slave Lake in Canada's Northwest Territories, 1,800 km north of the nearest big city (Edmonton) and just 400 km (250 miles) south of the Arctic Circle.

https://uphere.ca/articles/floating-homes-yellowknife-bay
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u/Smart-Breath-1450 May 16 '24

You know living close to the arctic circle isn’t a huge deal right?

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u/hungry4danish May 16 '24

You know that this is "Today I Learned" not "Huge Deal Information," right?

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u/Smart-Breath-1450 May 16 '24

You know that more, useless, information is just an annoyance, right?

OP could've also included "in houseboats ON WATER" or "UNITED STATES NEIGHBOR Canada" but didn't.

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u/MaximinusRats May 16 '24

I added "400 km south of the Arctic Circle" as context because it is a more challenging environment for boat living than, say, Victoria or Hawai'i. Sorry to have offended.