6433 - West Channel, Aklavik to Shallow Bay | Mackenzie River Nautical Map

The Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) Chart 6433 is an official, government-authorized nautical navigation chart engineered for commercial tug and barge captains, supply fleets, northern pilots, and river expeditionists. This vital hydrographic publication maps the critical shipping route through the West Channel from Aklavik to Shallow Bay in Canada's Northwest Territories, providing indispensable coverage as the Mackenzie River Delta meets the Beaufort Sea.

Key Features & Hydrographic Data Included:

• Mackenzie River West Channel Charting: Delivers seamless, high-precision coverage of main river channels, bank contours, and island passages between Aklavik and Shallow Bay.

• Official Riverine & Delta Bathymetry: Features accurate localized depth soundings, channel flow vectors, low-water datum reference levels, and essential hazard markers for shallow mudflats, sandbars, and fast currents.

• Essential Aids to Navigation: Explicitly details official Canadian Coast Guard river buoys, range markers, daybeacons, compass roses, and shore-based landmark references for safe piloting.

• High-Contrast Multi-Light Legibility: Printed with premium, high-contrast marine inks specifically formulated to remain clear and easily readable in direct subarctic sunlight or low-light wheelhouse conditions.

• Official Marine Compliance: Fully satisfies mandatory vessel carriage regulations and Canada Shipping Act requirements for commercial transport and resource vessels operating in the Mackenzie Delta.