Talk:Great Bear Lake

Map
The map sucks. It doesn't show the lake in relation to the rest of Canada; it just outlines the shape, and some people (most probably) can't gauge where it is due to the cities on its coast. Someone please use a better map.Andrew 04:44, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Why is the map labeled in German ("Großer Bärensee")? Could we get one that is labeled English, or at least in Canada's other national language (French)? --YellowPig (talk) 04:31, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
 * . There are several maps at Category:Maps of Great Bear Lake. However, none of them have the same level of detail this one has. You could get another relief map, like the one in German, at Maps for Free and then label it in English. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Huliva 17:05, 1 October 2021 (UTC)

World Record Lake trout
It would be a pity to fail to mention Great Bear Lake is the site of the world record Lake trout. --Lethargy 01:40, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Edit: It appears that is the world record taken by angling. The largest ever taken was by gillnet in Lake Athabasca (source), but we should still mention it. --Lethargy 01:46, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Fish
One of the links said fish take forty years to grow so the big sizes; do they still eat them? Can you eat a fish that old?


 * Maybe not if you are concerned about toxicity levels accumulating in some fish in certain habitats. According to most fisherman I know, small to moderate size fish generaly taste better than extremely large fish of the same species. I have heard mention over the years of concern for toxin build up in very large fish. Also, intuitively I would expect extremely old fish to be less tasty than younger ones in general. That being said, is there any reason why you wouldn't expect very old fish to be edible, assuming of course the species in question is edible? I am curious because I wonder myself if there is really a tendancy for toxins building up over time in an older fish. And if so, is this a real danger? Racerx11 (talk) 00:26, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

Largest Lake
Great Bear Lake is not the largest lake in Canada by either area or volume. Is there a reason why this claim should not be removed?
 * I assume that you are talking about Lake Superior which is partly in Canada and partly in the US. So this becomes the largest lake that is entirely inside Canada. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 08:23, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Also, i feel it should be humourously noted it is the lake which contains the largest lake island in the world, which, contains also contains a lake, making it the largest lake inside an island which is also in a lake! it was mentioned in an episode of the British comedy panel show, QI —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.71.184.216 (talk) 20:39, 8 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Not in Great Bear Lake. I expect you are confusing this feature with Lake Huron which contains the worlds largest island in a lake, Manitoulin Island. This island contains the largest lake on any freshwater island (lake in a lake), Lake Manitou.Racerx11 (talk) 23:38, 4 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Great Bear Lake is "the world's single largest remaining unpolluted fresh water body" (Canadian Geographic, June 2011, pg. 24). <> — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mcmonsma (talk • contribs) 02:38, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Failed verification
Article claims that the lake is the 7th largest in the world and gave a source for it. However, the source specifically said that the lake is the 8th largest. DHN (talk) 06:59, 11 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Any large lake ranking must address the issue of including or not, Caspian Sea at the top spot and also possibly Lake Vostok's high ranking (if by volume anyway), as it is a subglacial lake. I believe the source article is ranking Great Bear 8th by volume of water. While the WP article is ranking it 7th by area. Just scanning the source article myself, I don't see any obvious indication if it was the Caspian Sea or Vostok which was omitted in order to rank it 8th by volume (Great Bear Lake is actually 9th if both these bodies are included). The WP article on the other hand, has either omitted both these bodies of water from its list to make Great Bear 7th by volume; or more likely, it is simply stating that its 7th by area, which it is, including Caspian Sea at #1. WP article on list of largest lakes by volume ranks Great Bear at 9th. Everyone confused? Well maybe we just need a better source for this here article in question. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Racerx11 (talk • contribs) 23:20, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

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Name
The name of this lake in other languages is rather confusing. What do Canadians exactly mean by "Great Bear Lake"? Is it (1) a [great bear] lake (i.e. lake of the great/mighty/big bear, referring to a single animal)(unlikely) (2) or is it a great [bear lake] (i.e. a great/huge/impressive "lake of bears" = a large lake where bears are found (3) or is it a great [bear lake] in the sense of a great/huge/impressive "lake of the bear" = a large lake in some way associated with a bear (shape, traditions, etc.)?

I ask this because the French, Spanish and Portuguese name actually means "lake of the great (big) bear", using a singular as in (1) which MAY also refer to a non-physical bear as in (3) (for example "bear lake" in the sense of bear-shaped lake): Grand Lac de l'Ours, Gran Lago del Oso, Grande Lago do Urso. The Italian name "Gran Lago degli Orsi" on the contrary explicitely means (2), "large lake of the bears" (definitely referring to MANY bears); while the Dutch say "Groot Berenmeer", thus implying either (2) or (3).


 * Look at this and search for "Origin of name". From that it would appear that it was in reference to the size of the lake. In other words "Bear Lake" but bigger than another one. However, read to the end of the section. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Huliva 04:44, 22 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Thank you so much. As your reply implied, the doubt remains... still, the information in the PDF was absolutely fascinating.

93.66.2.91 (talk) 14:25, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

Geography
It is not the largest but the 12th largest in world 27.7.132.14 (talk) 13:06, 7 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Worldwide it's the 8th largest and not 12th. I've added a source for that. CambridgeBayWeather (solidly non-human), Uqaqtuq (talk), Huliva 20:28, 7 August 2023 (UTC)