Northwest Territories

Fast Facts

Five times the size of the UK and made up primarily of untouched wilderness, the Northwest Territories are an outdoor explorer’s dream, with massive mountain ranges, deep lakes, sweeping boreal forest and seemingly endless rivers.

  • Capital City: Yellowknife
  • Population: 44,000
  • History: Entered Canadian Confederation in 1870
  • Total Area: 1,346,000 km sq. /519,734 mi sq.
  • Highest Point: Mount Nirvana – 2,773 m/9,098 ft
  • Lowest Point: Arctic Ocean – sea level
  • Longest River: Mackenzie River – 4,240 km/2,635 mi
  • Largest Lake: Great Bear Lake – 31,153 km sq./12,028 mi sq.
  • Provincial Flower: Pacific Dogwood
  • Provincial Bird: Gyrfalcon
  • Provincial Mammal: Polar Bear
  • Gemstone: Diamond

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