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A portion of Atlin Lake (on the right half of the image) during the winter, as seen from space. The lake seen on the left half of the image is
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Gilbert, Robert; Desloges, Joseph R.; Lamoureux, Scott F.; Serink, Andrea; Hodder, Kyle R. (29 September 2005).
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Environmental and Hydrologic Overview of the Yukon River Basin, Alaska and Canada
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of British Columbia. Atlin Lake is generally considered to be the source of the
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(2000). 426: 424: 353:Atlin Provincial Park and Recreation Area 357: 558: 518: 1526: 421: 1357:This article about a location in the 606: 401: 321:although it is drained via the short 297:) is the largest natural lake in the 1463: 1406: 1345: 13: 104: 74: 14: 1580: 586: 373:List of lakes of British Columbia 250:791 km (305 sq mi) 1467: 1410: 1349: 591: 402:Moore, Carolyn (December 2022). 344:name meaning simply "big lake". 103: 96: 73: 66: 46: 16:Lake in British Columbia, Canada 552: 527: 512: 506:"Atlin Lake | Infoplease" 498: 473: 452:10.1016/j.geomorph.2005.09.021 1: 481:"Atlin Lake - Peakbagger.com" 446:(1–2) (published 2006): 130. 383: 1487:. You can help Knowledge by 1426:. You can help Knowledge by 1369:. 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Tlingit

Tagish Lake
Atlin Lake is located in British Columbia
Atlin Lake is located in Canada
Atlin District
British Columbia
59°30′N 133°45′W / 59.500°N 133.750°W / 59.500; -133.750
Primary inflows
O Donnel River
Pike River
Llewellyn Glacier
Primary outflows
Atlin River
Basin
Atlin
Lingít
Canadian province
British Columbia
Yukon
Little Atlin Lake
Atlin District
Yukon River
Atlin River
Tagish Lake
Tlingit
Atlin, British Columbia
Atlin Provincial Park and Recreation Area

List of lakes of British Columbia

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