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Fort
Simpson and the wildlife rich Nahanni
National Park.
Known for long summer days of the Midnight Sun,
and the Northern Lights that can be seen in the
night sky from late August until January, the
Northwest Territories offer
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Northwest
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doggsledding, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, fishing,
mountain climbing and snowmobling. One
of the territories of Arctic Canada, the Northwest Territories
(NWT) has a landmass of 1,171,918 square kilometres
and a population of 42,944 as of January 1, 2005. Its
capital has been Yellowknife since 1967. |
The Northwest Territories are located east of
Yukon, west of Nunavut, and north of British Columbia,
Alberta, and Saskatchewan.
Geographical features include the vast Great Bear
and Great Slave Lakes, as well as the immense
Mackenzie River and the canyons of the Nahanni
River, a national park and UNESCO World Heritage
Site. |
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NWT,
Canada
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the Arctic Archipelago, the Northwest Territories includes
Banks Island, Parry Peninsula, Prince Patrick Island,
and parts of Victoria Island and Melville Island. The
highest point is Mount Nirvana near the border with
Yukon at elevation 2773 m (9098 ft). |
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