Knowra Northwest Territories Northwest Territories Northwest Territories is a federal territory in northern Canada, between Yukon and Nunavut. Its capital is Yellowknife, and its population is concentrated in a small number of communities.
Yellowknife : Yellowknife is the capital and largest city of the Northwest Territories, on the north shore of Great Slave Lake. It is the territory’s political center and largest urban community.
North-Western Territory : The North-Western Territory was a vast region administered by the Hudson’s Bay Company and later Canada before its division into provinces and territories. The modern territory takes its name from this much larger historical region.
Ekati Diamond Mine : Ekati Diamond Mine is a diamond mine in the Lac de Gras region of the Northwest Territories. It exemplifies the territory’s major diamond-mining industry.
Yukon : Yukon is a territory in northwestern Canada, west of the Northwest Territories and bordering Alaska. It shares the territory’s western boundary and many northern policy concerns.
Great Slave Lake : Great Slave Lake is a large, deep lake in the Northwest Territories, draining north through the Mackenzie River. It anchors the territory’s southern population corridor and freshwater geography.
Rupert's Land : Rupert’s Land was a vast Hudson’s Bay Company chartered territory covering much of the drainage basin flowing into Hudson Bay. Its transfer to Canada in 1870 helped shape the boundaries of northern western Canada.
Diavik Diamond Mine : Diavik Diamond Mine is a diamond mine on an island in Lac de Gras, in the Northwest Territories. Its remote operations show the infrastructure required for northern resource extraction.
Alberta : Alberta is a Canadian province south of the Northwest Territories, known for its prairie, mountain, and energy landscapes. It borders the territory and is a major southern connection for trade and travel.
Mackenzie River : The Mackenzie River is Canada’s longest river system, flowing northwest from Great Slave Lake to the Arctic Ocean. Its watershed connects many communities and landscapes across the territory.
Treaty 8 : Treaty 8 is an 1899 numbered treaty between Canada and First Nations across parts of Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories. It established treaty relationships in the territory’s southern and central regions.
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