This slideshow is all about the Northwest Territories.

2. The Northwest Territories include the
northern most areas of Canada. This
territory is as big as 1, 141,000 Km. The
territory is between Nunavut and Yukon.
These are territories, too. The Northwest
Territories is near Beaufort Sea.

3. Map of Canada Map of the Northwest Territories

4. Three geographic nations cover most of
the Northwest Territories: The Arctic
Archipelago, the eastern Arctic
Mainland, and the western Mackenzie
Valley area. The first two regions are
beyond the tree line and will roughly
form Nunavut The Arctic Archipelago
includes all the territories’ islands.

5. Arctic Archipelago Eastern Arctic Mainland
Mackenzie
Valley Area

6. The Northwest Territories only has a few
major cities. They are: Fort Simson. Fort
Smith, Hay River, Inuvik and Yellowknife.
Yellowknife is also the capital of the
Northwest Territories. Yellowknife is a
really important part of the Northwest
Territories because most of the people in
this territory live in the capital city.

7. Fort Simpson Hay River Fort Smith
Inuvik Yellowknife

8. It is very cold in the Northwest Territories.
The winter lasts very long and the
summer lasts very short, there. Even in
summer, there, it’s still cold. It just
becomes a little hot.

9. Summer in the
Northwest Territories
Winter in the
Northwest Territories

10. Not a lot of people live in the Northwest
Territories. The population of this territory
is only 43,247. So only 1.0% of people live
in the Northwest Territories. The
population density is 0.0,there.

12. The Arctic only grows strong and sturdy
plants. Some of them are grass, moses
and heather. A sub-region of the Arctic
lands, known as the polar dessert, is even
more barren.

13. Grass Moss
Heather
Heather

14. The types of animals found in the
Northwest Territories: Arctic foxes, Arctic
hares, bald eagles, beaver, beluga
whales, bisons, Canada geese, Canada
lynxs, caribou, fisher, flying squirrels, grizzly
bears, moose, pacific loons, peregrine
falcons, polar
bears, porcupines, raccoons, rainbow
trouts, red foxes, snowy owl, striped
skunks, tundra swan, wolves and
wolverines.

15. Canada Geese Striped Skunk Tundra Swan

16. The Northwest Territories is an area of
natural beauty. This makes it an ideal
location for outdoor adventures! There
are mostly winter sports and activities
there. The popular sports are:
snowshoeing, dog-
sledding, skating, golfing, ice-
climbing, hunting and cycling.

17. Snowshoeing Dog sledding
Skating
Golfing Ice climbing

18. There aren’t that many attractions in the
Northwest Territories, but there are some
and they are very beautiful. These
attractions are: Prince of Wales Northern
Heritage Centre, the Nahanni National
Park, the Wood Buffalo National
Park, Victoria Island and Cambridge Bay.

19. Prince of Wales
Northern Heritage
Centre
Nahanni
National Park
Victoria Island
Cambridge Bay

20. There are a few famous people that live or
were born in this territory. These people
are : Ethel Blondin Andrew= First women
elected to Canada parliament.
Abraham Opkik= First Inuik elected to
legislative assembly of the Northwest
Territories. Charlie Penigoniak=
Singer, songwriter, musician. Peter
Pitseolak= Photographer, artist, historian.
Nellie Cournoyea=Politician.

21. Ethel Blondin
Andrew Abraham Opkik Charlie Penigoniak
Peter Pitseolak Nellie Cournoyea

22. The Northwest Territories is the perfect
destination for tours. Especially in the
summer time, when the weather is hot.
Many tourists come to bird-watch, while
some tourists watch polar bears. People
also come to hike or to hunt. Others
come for outdoor adventures like
canoeing, white water rafting, horse
trekking and ice-fishing.

23. Bird Watching
Canoeing White Water Rafting

24. Google
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Northwest Territories(book)
Www.worldatlas.com
Www.Canadiangeographic.ca
Www.placesonline.com
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En.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Territories