South Knife Lake Manitoba Map

About South Knife Lake, Manitoba

South Knife Lake is a locality in Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a town. South Knife Lake is located at 58.2206°N, 96.3517°W.

South Knife Lake rests in a vast, ancient landscape, a place where the Boreal Forest begins to fray at the edges of the Precambrian Shield. It lies 140.3 km west-south-west of Churchill, MB (from Churchill, MB: bearing 245°T), and is situated 42.7 km east of North Knife Lake. The terrain is a tapestry of muskeg and lichen-dusted rock, punctuated by the dark, still waters of countless lakes and the slow, sinuous curves of rivers. White spruce and jack pine claw their way from the thin soil, their branches often draped with the ghostly tendrils of Usnea lichen. The air, even in summer, carries a crispness, a reminder of the northern latitude, and the silence here is profound, broken only by the cry of a loon or the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth. Sunlight, when it breaks through the dense canopy, falls in shafts of liquid gold, illuminating patches of vibrant green moss and the dark, rich earth beneath. The history of South Knife Lake is intrinsically tied to the land and its bounty, a story whispered by the wind through the pines. For millennia, this territory was the domain of Indigenous peoples, their deep connection to the waterways and forests shaping their way of life. Later, fur traders and prospectors followed the same ancient routes, drawn by the promise of riches, though the remoteness always tempered grand ambitions. Today, the economy of South Knife Lake is a quiet echo of that past, with a reliance on resource extraction, particularly forestry and mining, alongside a burgeoning interest in wilderness tourism. The rhythm of life here is dictated by the seasons, a patient endurance that finds beauty in the stark contrasts of the northern environment, from the blinding white of winter to the fleeting, vibrant bloom of summer.

About This South Knife Lake Map Page

Explore South Knife Lake, Manitoba, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 58.220556, -96.351667. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for South Knife Lake includes the postal code (R0B), telephone area code (204, 431). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for South Knife Lake is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.