El Ichibi Elikhulu Lamakhoboka Eli lelona chibi likhulu lesibini ngobukhulu kwiMimandla ekuMantla ntshona, kwisithili saseFort Smith. Inxalenye yesitya soMlambo iMackenzie, kwaye igubungela indawo eyi-28.400 yeekhilomitha kwaye ubunzulu bayo ziimitha ezingama-614, iyenza elona chibi linzulu eMntla Melika.
Idike inesimo esingaqhelekanga, kunye neengalo ezininzi ezinde. Inxalenye yayo esempuma inzulu, inamanzi acwengileyo ngekristale kunye nonxweme olunamatye amakhulu emaphethelweni ekhuselo laseCanada, ngelixa icala lasentshona lingenzulu kwaye libonisa unxweme oluphantsi nolunamanzi.
Ukongeza, ityebile kwiintlobo zaselwandle; ngakumbi iintlanzi ezimhlophe kunye ne-trout zininzi, ezenza ukuba libe liziko elibalulekileyo kushishino lokuloba. Iyahamba phakathi koJuni naphakathi ku-Okthobha; wonke unyaka uhlala ungumkhenkce.
Phakathi kwabemi abakwiibhanki zayo kukho Yellowknife, ikomkhulu lommandla, ukuya emantla; Kukho uMlambo, indawo yokuloba kunye nezothutho, kumazantsi-ntshona, kunye neFort Providence, indawo yokuthenga, entshona.
Eli chibi lafunyanwa ngo-1771 ngu-Samuel Hearne, umrhwebi oliNgesi ongumrhwebi. Urhwebo loboya yayiyeyona nto iphambili kwezoqoqosho kulo mmandla ukusukela kwiminyaka yoo-1730s ukuya ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane ephelileyo.
Imigodi yegolide yaqala kufutshane neYellowknife ngeminyaka yoo-1930, yalandelwa yimigodi ekhokelayo neye-zinc kwibhanki esezantsi. Eli chibi ligama lalo kumaSlavey okanye amaIndiya angamaDogrib ahlala kulo mmandla.