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Sawmill Bay is the small town in Canada, located some 560 km to the north-west from Yellowknife. The capital city Ottawa is in 4,450 km to the south-east. The population is about 160 people in accordance with the 2008 census. People mostly visit Sawmill Bay to see its lakes and forts.

Rae Lakes Airport (IATA: YRA) is the nearest airport to it, situated just 260 km to the south-east.

Best things to see in Sawmill Bay

1. Great Bear Lake
Great Bear Lake (Slavey: Sahtú, French: Grand lac de l'Ours) is the largest lake entirely within Canada (Lake Superior and Lake Huron straddling the Canada-US border are larger), the third largest in North America, and the seventh largest in the world. The lake is situated on the Arctic Circle between 65 and 67 degrees of northern latitude and between 118 and 123 degrees western longitude, 186 m (610 ft) above sea level.

2. Fort Confidence, Northwest Territories
Fort Confidence, located at the mouth of the Dease River on the eastern tip of the Dease Arm of Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada, was a Hudson's Bay Company post built in 1837 by Peter Warren Dease and Thomas Simpson during exploration of the Great Bear Lake and Coppermine River area, serving as a quarters for two winters.

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Nova Inn Inuvik

starting $121

Days Inn & Suites by Wyndham Yellowknife

starting $169

Quality Inn & Suites Yellowknife

starting $143

Capital Suites Yellowknife

starting $151

Coast Fraser Tower

starting $205

Inuvik Capital Suites

starting $140

Super 8 By Wyndham Yellowknife

starting $148

Northern Lites Motel

starting $94

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