Definition of northwest territories Northwest territories
North•west Ter•ri•to•ries
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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 | ||
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northwest territories
A federal territory of Canada.
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The Northwest Territories is a territory in northern Canada. 42,944 people live there (January 1, 2005). It is 1,171,918 square kilometers.
The capital of the Northwest Territories is Yellowknife. Yellowknife was the capital since 1967. The Northwest Territories have many geographical features, like the Great Bear Lake, the Mackenzie River and Nahanni River, which is a national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Northwest Territories entered Canadian Confederation in 1870. The Hudson's Bay Company gave the land to the Dominion of Canada. The Northwest Territories have one person in the House of Commons and the Canadian Senate. A lot of parts of the Northwest Territories were given to other provinces, including British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec. In 1999 the eastern part of the Northwest Territories became the territory of Nunavut.
