Northwest Territories
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| Area | 1346 |
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| Capital | Yellowknife |
| Population | 44,541 (2018) |
| Points of interest | Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada |
| Did you know | Northwest Territories is the third-largest Canadian province / territory by total area (1,346,106 sq. km). |
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| ID | 734458 |
About Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories of Canada include the regions of Dehcho, North Slave, Sahtu, South Slave and Inuvik. Their remote landscape encompasses forest, mountains, Arctic tundra and islands in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Dehcho's Nahanni National Park Reserve centers around the canyons of the South Nahanni River and 90m-high Virginia Falls. The regional capital, Yellowknife, is on the north shore of Great Slave Lake.
Welsh hills helped Alone survival contestant Naomi
... Contestants are dropped into a remote area of Canada s Northwest Territories with only 10 items and cameras to self-film...
Canada wildfires: Trudeau criticises Facebook over news ban amid crisis
... Evacuees in the Northwest Territories, where a wildfire continues to rage 15 kilometres (9 miles) away from its largest city Yellowknife, said the news ban has made it harder for them to spread life-saving information with their network...
Canada wildfires: At least 30,000 households told to evacuate as fires approach
... An official deadline to evacuate the city - the capital of Canada s Northwest Territories - lapsed on Friday...
Canada wildfires: British Columbia province declares emergency
... Separately, about 22,000 people - or roughly half the population - have been displaced in Canada s Northwest Territories because of another huge wildfire...
Canada wildfires: Residents scramble to flee fires in Kelowna and Yellowknife
... About 22,000 people - or roughly half the population in Canada s Northwest Territories - are now displaced in the country s worst fire season on record...
Canada wildfire: Yellowknife evacuees turned away from full flights
... It is one of nearly 240 wildfires raging through the Northwest Territories, which declared a state of emergency late on Tuesday...
Wildfire evacuees frustrated by Facebook news ban in Canada
...By Nadine YousifBBC News, TorontoLike many in Canada s Northwest Territories, Poul Osted has been relying on social media to keep in touch with loved ones as they scramble to evacuate from nearby wildfires...
Canada wildfire: Car 'began melting' as family evacuated north
...By Nadine YousifBBC News, TorontoWildfire is bearing down on the capital city of Canada s Northwest Territories, with thousands of people under evacuation orders...
