Mackenzie River Basin Map (IMAGE)

Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy

Mackenzie River Basin Map

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Researchers have compared the Mackenzie Basin to Africa's Serengeti Plain, an area of comparable size. Both ecosystems harbor high biodiversity and biological productivity compared to others in their respective regions. There are some 45,000 biologically productive lakes in the Mackenzie Basin. Meanwhile, the ice and snow cover in the Mackenzie Basin provides a vital refrigerator-like cooling role, in weather and climate patterns throughout the northern hemisphere.

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Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy

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