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Western Canada consists of the country's four westernmost provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. It covers 2.9 million square kilometres – almost 29% of Canada's land area. British Columbia adjoins the Pacific Ocean to the west, while Manitoba has a coastline on Hudson Bay in its northeast of the province.
- 2,703,159 km² (1,043,696 sq mi)
- Canada
- 11,738,172
Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, as well as four provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south, and Manitoba (through a quadripoint) to the extreme southeast.
- Canada
- July 15, 1870 (5th, with Manitoba)
- Yellowknife
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May 18, 2011 · The Northwest Territories lie northwest of central Canada, bordered to the east by Nunavut, to the west by the Yukon and to the south by the northeastern corner of British Columbia, as well as the entire northern borders of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Subsequently, the area was re-organized into the province of Manitoba and the North-West Territories. [19] The North-West Territories encompassed all of current northern and western Canada, except for the British holdings in the Arctic islands and the Colony of British Columbia.
- 10 provinces, 3 territories
- Constitutional monarchy
Geography of the Northwest Territories. The Northwest Territories is a territory in Northern Canada, specifically in Northwestern Canada between Yukon Territory and Nunavut including part of Victoria Island, Melville Island, and other islands on the western Arctic Archipelago. [1]
History of the Northwest Territories. Part of a series on the. History of Canada. Benjamin West 's The Death of General Wolfe. Timeline ( list) Pre-colonization. 1534–1763. 1764–1867. 1867–1914. 1914–1945. 1945–1960. 1960–1981. 1982– present. Historically significant. Events.
Dec 19, 2014 · Published Online December 19, 2014. Last Edited February 20, 2015. The Northwest Territories (NWT) entered Confederation in 1870 after Canada acquired Rupert’s Land and the North-Western Territory from the Hudson’s Bay Company.
