The Northwest Territories is one of Canada's three territories and one of the best places in the world to see the Northern Lights. Yellowknife is called the "Diamond Capital of North America" due to diamond mines discovered in 1991.
Quick Facts
CapitalYellowknife
CodeNT
Joined Canada1870
Population45,000
Area1,346,106 km²
🌸 FlowerMountain Avens
🐦 BirdGyrfalcon
🌲 TreeTamarack Larch
💡 The NWT is larger than many countries — bigger than Alaska, Texas and California combined.