Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories (abbreviated NT or NWT; ; formerly North-West Territories) is a federal territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately and a 2021 census population of 41,070, it is the second-largest and the most populous of the three territories in Northern Canada. Its estimated population as of the second quarter of 2024 is 44,920. Yellowknife is the capital, most populous community, and the only city in the territory; its population was 20,340 as of the 2021 census. It became the territorial capital in 1967, following recommendations by the Carrothers Commission.The Northwest Territories, a portion of the old North-Western Territory, entered the Canadian Confederation on July 15, 1870. Since then, the territory has been divided four times to create new provinces and territories or enlarge existing ones. Its current borders date from April 1, 1999, when the territory's size was decreased again by the creation of a new territory of Nunavut to the east, through the ''Nunavut Act'' and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. While Nunavut is mostly Arctic tundra, the Northwest Territories has a slightly warmer climate and is both boreal forest (taiga) and tundra, and its most northern regions form part of the Arctic Archipelago.
The Northwest Territories has the most interprovincial and inter-territorial land borders among all provinces and territories of Canada. It is bordered by the territories of Nunavut to the east and Yukon to the west, and by the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan to the south; it also touches Manitoba to the southeast at a quadripoint that includes Nunavut and Saskatchewan. The land area of the Northwest Territories is roughly equal to that of France, Portugal and Spain combined, although its overall area is even larger because of its vast lakes. Provided by Wikipedia
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7by Juri Palmtag (Department of Human Geography, Stockholm University), Jaroslav Obu (Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo), Peter Kuhry (Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University), Andreas Richter (Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna), Matthias B. Siewert (Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University), Niels Weiss (Northwest Territories Geological Survey, Government of the Northwest Territories), Sebastian Westermann (Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo), Gustaf Hugelius (Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University)Get access
Published in Earth System Science Data (2022)
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8by Courtney G. Collins (Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder), Sarah C. Elmendorf (Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder), Robert D. Hollister (Department of Biology, Grand Valley State University), Greg H. R. Henry (Department of Geography, University of British Columbia), Karin Clark (Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Government of the Northwest Territories), Anne D. Bjorkman (Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg), Isla H. Myers-Smith (School of GeoSciences, The University of Edinburgh), Janet S. Prevéy (U.S. Geological Survey), Isabel W. Ashton (National Park Service, Inventory & Monitoring Division), Jakob J. Assmann (Department of Biology, Aarhus University), Juha M. Alatalo (Environmental Science Center, Qatar University), Michele Carbognani (Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma), Chelsea Chisholm (Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH, Zurich), Elisabeth J. Cooper (Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, The Arctic University of Norway UiT), Chiara Forrester (Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder), Ingibjörg Svala Jónsdóttir (Department of Life- and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland), Kari Klanderud (Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences), Christopher W. Kopp (Biodiversity Research Center, University of British Columbia), Carolyn Livensperger (National Park Service, Capitol Reef National Park), Marguerite Mauritz (Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso), Jeremy L. May (Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University), Ulf Molau (Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg), Steven F. Oberbauer (Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University), Emily Ogburn (Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder), Zoe A. Panchen (Department of Geography, University of British Columbia), Alessandro Petraglia (Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma), Eric Post (Department of Wildlife, Fish, & Conservation Biology, University of California Davis), Christian Rixen (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL), Heidi Rodenhizer (Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Northern Arizona University), Edward A. G. Schuur (Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Northern Arizona University), Philipp Semenchuk (Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna), Jane G. Smith (Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder), Heidi Steltzer (Department of Environment and Sustainability, Fort Lewis College), Ørjan Totland (Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Bergen), Marilyn D. Walker (HOMER Energy by UL, Boulder), Jeffrey M. Welker (Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alaska Anchorage), Katharine N. Suding (Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder)Get access
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9by Baldwin, Cara, Bradford, Lori, Carr, Meghan K., Doig, Lorne E., Jardine, Timothy D., Jones, Paul D., Bharadwaj, Lalita, Lindenschmidt, Karl-ErichContributors: “...Government of the Northwest Territories...”
Published in International Journal of Water Resources Development (2017)
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10by Larter, Nicholas C., Jung, Thomas S., Allaire, Danny G.Contributors: “...Government of the Northwest Territories...”
Published in European Journal of Wildlife Research (2017)
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11Contributors: “...Government of the Northwest Territories...”
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12by Wagers, Steven, Castilla, Guillermo, Voicu, Mihai, Rea, Tyler, Sanchez-Azofeifa, G. ArturoContributors: “...The Canadian Forest Service and the Government of the Northwest Territories...”
Published in Canadian Journal of Forest Research (2024)
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13by Elmes, Matthew C., Wiklund, Johan A., Van Opstal, Stacey R., Wolfe, Brent B., Hall, Roland I.Contributors: “...Government of the Northwest Territories...”
Published in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (2016)
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14by Cervantes, Miriam P., Palomino, J. Manuel, Anzar, Muhammad, Mapletoft, Reuben J., Mastromonaco, Gabriela F., Adams, Gregg P.Contributors: “...Government of the Northwest Territories...”
Published in Theriogenology (2017)
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15by Cervantes, Miriam P., Palomino, J. Manuel, Anzar, Muhammad, Mapletoft, Reuben J., Adams, Gregg P.Contributors: “...University of Saskatchewan, the Government of the Northwest Territories, Parks Canada...”
Published in Animal Reproduction Science (2016)
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16by Curren, Meredith S., Liang, Chun Lei, Davis, Karelyn, Kandola, Kami, Brewster, Janet, Potyrala, Mary, Chan, Hing ManContributors: “...Government of the Northwest Territories...”
Published in Science of The Total Environment (2015)
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17by Thienpont, Joshua R., Korosi, Jennifer B., Hargan, Kathryn E., Williams, Trisha, Eickmeyer, David C., Kimpe, Linda E., Palmer, Michael J., Smol, John P., Blais, Jules M.Contributors: “...Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program - Government of the Northwest Territories...”
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2016)
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18by Sheehy, T., Kolahdooz, F., Schaefer, S. E., Douglas, D. N., Corriveau, A., Sharma, S.Contributors: “...Government of the Northwest Territories Department of Health and Social Services, Health Canada...”
Published in Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics (2014)
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19by Gibson, C, Cottenie, K, Gingras-Hill, T, Kokelj, S V, Baltzer, J L, Chasmer, L, Turetsky, M RContributors: “... of the Northwest Territories...”
Published in Environmental Research Letters (2021)
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20by Astles, Brittany C., Chételat, John, Palmer, Michael J., Vermaire, Jesse C.Contributors: “...Government of the Northwest Territories...”
Published in PLOS ONE (2022)
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