Echo Bay
in Northwest Territories, Canada

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
66.087 and -118.041 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 66° 5' 11" and W -118° 2' 26"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - CAD
Spoken languages:
English, French, Inuktitut
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 04:01 AM (Sunday)
Timezone: America/Yellowknife
UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
10:20 am and 2:57 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-49.350 and 70.217 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Port-aux-Francais
References
This place on Geonames.org
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Discover Echo Bay

Echo Bay in Northwest Territories is a town in Canada about 2,109 mi (or 3,395 km) north-west of Ottawa, the country's capital city.

Current time in Echo Bay is now 04:01 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named America / Yellowknife with an UTC offset of -7 hours. We know of 2 airports near Echo Bay. The closest airport in Canada is Great Bear Lake Airport in a distance of 63 mi (or 101 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Yellowknife, , , and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Port Radium

Port Radium is a mining area on the eastern shore of Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. It included the settlement of Cameron Bay and the Eldorado Mine and Echo Bay Mine. The name Port Radium did not come into use until 1936 and at the time it was in reference to the region as a whole. The Eldorado mine site at LaBine Point adopted the name for its settlement in the 1940s and it has generally stuck.

Located at 66.0833, -118.033 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Ghost towns in the Northwest Territories, Mining communities in the Northwest Territories

Echo Bay Mines

The Echo Bay Mines Limited company was organized in 1964 to develop a silver deposit at Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories, which became known as the Echo Bay Mine. The company leased the old Port Radium settlement from Eldorado Mining and Refining Limited and used the old camp and mill to recover silver and copper values. Production in the Echo Bay workings ceased in 1975.

Located at 66.0551, -118 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Companies based in the Northwest Territories, Defunct mining companies of Canada, History of mining

Eldorado Mine

Eldorado Mine is located at Port Radium, Northwest Territories, Canada. It is also known as Port Radium, a name adopted for use at this specific site after 1942. Before 1942, the name Port Radium was used in reference to the name of the government facilities at Cameron Bay (post office and wireless radio station).

Located at 66.085, -118.038 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Mines in the Northwest Territories, Uranium mines in Canada, Underground mines in Canada

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