Blachford Lake is a remote lake in Northern Canada, nearYellowknife. The lake is 17 km (11 mi) and sits onprecambrian rock. The lake is located to the north of the start of the eastern arm of theGreat Slave Lake. It is home of theDechinta: Centre for Research and Learning, an on-the-land university, co-founded in part byGlen Coulthard, that teaches traditional northern skills.[1]
The lake and Dechinta: Centre for Research and Learning was visited byPrince William, Duke of Cambridge andCatherine, Duchess of Cambridge on their2011 tour of Canada; during the visit they were taken to an uninhabited island where they were prepared supper by a local cook.[2]
62°10′04.8″N112°36′32.4″W / 62.168000°N 112.609000°W /62.168000; -112.609000 (Blachford Lake)