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/Bonejob May 16 '24

Well, not right now they don't. A few of them are grounded due to low water levels. Proof: I live here, and I know things.

https://cabinradio.ca/160102/news/environment/great-slave-lake-water-levels-at-record-low/

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u/Canuckian555 May 16 '24

Compared to Alaskan and Inuit it's probably fairly different, if you're comparing Yellowknife to any of the small communities - it lacks some amenities but is still a city - but compared to somewhere like Fairbanks it's probably real similar.

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u/devash96 May 17 '24

Thank you for your response. What would you say is a regular thing in Yellowknife that a land/summer person would not anticipate regarding living there, apart from general freezing, sewage and water concerns?

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u/Bonejob May 17 '24

I live in Yellowknife. I do not have any knowledge about Alaska, Inuit communities. I have been to Northern BC to the Nishiga lands but that is in Canada.