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News •

Fire near Fort Smith, N.W.T., under control after weekend evacuation alert • May 12, 2025, 6:03 AM ET (CBC)
Things 'stable' in Fort Smith, N.W.T., with nearby wildfire being held • May 11, 2025, 11:03 AM ET (CBC)
Locums aren't the only ones who need incentives, says N.W.T. doctor • May 9, 2025, 11:03 AM ET (CBC)
No active wildfires yet, but fire danger rising in southern N.W.T. • May 8, 2025, 4:52 AM ET (CBC)
Man convicted of 2021 shooting in Inuvik, N.W.T., wins minor appeal victory • May 8, 2025, 4:52 AM ET (CBC)

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Capital Yellowknife
Population (2021) 41,070; (2023 est.) 44,760
Date Of Admission 1870
Territorial Motto none
Territorial Flower mountain avens
Seats In House Of Commons 1 (of 308)
Time Zone Mountain (GMT − 7 hours)
Premier Caroline Cochrane (no political affiliation)
Total Area (Sq Km) 1,346,106
Total Area (Sq Mi) 519,735

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Northwest Territories flag
Northwest Territories. Political map: cities. Includes locator. CORE MAP ONLY. CONTAINS IMAGEMAP TO CORE ARTICLES.
Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
Mackenzie River
dogsledding across Great Slave Lake
caribou: migration
Oil rig, Northwest Territories, Canada.
Great Slave Lake: public ice road
residential school in Canada
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Canadian politician
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Alexander Morris
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Greenlander polar explorer
Stefansson
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Canadian polar explorer
Henry Youle Hind
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Back; detail of a pencil and chalk drawing by W. Brockedon, 1824–29; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir George Back
British explorer

Related Places

Canada
Canada
Yellowknife
Yellowknife
Northwest Territories, Canada
Wood Buffalo National Park
Fort Smith
Northwest Territories, Canada
Inuvik, Canada
Inuvik
Northwest Territories, Canada
pingo
Tuktoyaktuk
Northwest Territories, Canada
Hay River
Northwest Territories, Canada
The Alaskan mountain ranges and the Mackenzie and Yukon river basins and their drainage networks.
Mackenzie River
river, Canada
dogsledding across Great Slave Lake
Great Slave Lake
lake, Canada
White pelicans on the Slave River, near Fort Smith, South Slave district, southern Northwest Territories, Canada.
Fort Smith
region, Northwest Territories, Canada
Kazan River
Barren Grounds
region, Canada
Thelon River
Thelon River
river, Canada
Banks Island
island, Northwest Territories, Canada
Coppermine River
Coppermine River
river, Canada
Prince Patrick Island
island, Canada
Meighen Island
island, Northwest Territories, Canada