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Green northern lights glowing over lakeside cabins and a boardwalk in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories

What the official study guide says about Northwest Territories, as practice questions. The citizenship test can ask about any province or territory, so it pays to know all thirteen.

Quiz: Northwest Territories

Question 1 of 4

Which city is called the "diamond capital of North America"?

Key facts to remember

  • Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories, is known as the diamond capital of North America.
  • At 4,200 kilometres, the Mackenzie River system is second in North America only to the Mississippi.
  • The Northwest Territories were first created in 1870 out of Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory.
  • Yellowknife is the capital of the Northwest Territories. It is known as the "diamond capital of North America."
Read "Canada's Regions" on canada.ca