Kathleen Lake | |
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Mät'àtäna Mǟn | |
Location | Yukon |
Coordinates | 60°34′49″N 137°18′07″W / 60.5802°N 137.3019°W |
Basin countries | Canada |
Kathleen Lake (native name : Mät'àtäna Mǟn meaning 'something frozen inside lake') [1] is a lake in Yukon, Canada, located south of the town of Haines Junction within Kluane National Park and Reserve. Located at Haines Highway Kilometre 219.7. It hosts a day-use area, a boat launch, a campground, and several hiking trails, including the challenging 3.1 mi (5 km) ascent to King's Throne, a natural, glacially-formed amphitheater overlooking the lake. [2]
Kathleen Lake is characterized by exceptionally clear waters and the presence of kokanee salmon, a landlocked population of sockeye living and reproducing solely in freshwater bodies. [3]
Kathleen Lake was named for a girl from Berwickshire County, Scotland, left behind by William "Scotty" Hume (1868–1950), a North-West Mounted Police constable (Reg. #2259) stationed on the Dalton Trail from 1900 to 1902. [4]
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