Northwest Territories

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Northwest Territories

Abbr. NT or NWT

A territory of northern Canada between Yukon Territory and Nunavut and including part of the western Arctic Archipelago. Originally a much vaster territory encompassing most of central and northern Canada, Northwest Territories was formed in 1870 from the Hudson's Bay Company's holdings, which had been sold to Canada shortly after Confederation (1867). The province of Manitoba was carved out of the territory a month later, followed by Yukon Territory (1898), Alberta and Saskatchewan (1905), and Nunavut (1999). Yellowknife is the capital.

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Northwest Territories

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(Placename) a territory of NW Canada including part of Victoria Island and several other islands of the Arctic; comprised over a third of Canada's total area until Nunavut became a separate territory in 1999: rich mineral resources. Pop: 41 462 (2011 est). Area: 2 082 910 sq km (804 003 sq miles). Abbreviation: NWT

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North′west Ter′ritories

a territory of Canada lying N of the provinces and extending E from Yukon territory to Nunavut. 42,500; 532,903 sq. mi. (1,379,700 sq. km). Cap.: Yellowknife. Abbr.: NT, N.W.T.

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Northwest Territories - a large territory in northwestern Canada; part is now Nunavut

Canada - a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world"

Yellowknife - a town in the Northwest Territories in northern Canada on the Great Slave Lake

Great Slave Lake - a lake in the Northwest Territories in northwestern Canada; drained by the Mackenzie River

Translations

Nordwest-Territorien

Territoires du Nord-Ouest

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Relying on his experience diamond hunting in the Northwest Territories, Surmacz took a sample and sure enough it was diamond bearing.

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YELLOWKNIFE -- Many tenants in public housing will see a rent decrease under a new common assessment tool for housing and income assistance, according to the Northwest Territories government.

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Unlike Bishop Beardy, who attended a residential school for a year (never to return to any formal schooling afterwards), Bishop-elect Ashdown brings a different residential school experience: he worked for four years in the early 1970s as a dorm supervisor at a residential school in the Northwest Territories.

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With more than 25 years of Parliamentary service combined, the Northwest Territories' McLeod brothers have dedicated a significant part of their lives to the people of the territory.

The NWT's Clan McLeod: There Con Be More Thou One

(TSX Venture: SNG) has finalised the sale of its Cabin Lake property in the Northwest Territories to Canada-based natural resource exploration company Rover Metals Corp.