Yellowknife, Northwest Territories facts for kids

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Northern Lights at Yellowknife
The Northern Lights over Yellowknife
Downtown Yellowknife 2 second version
Downtown Yellowknife.

Yellowknife (2011 population: 19,234) is a Canadian city. It is the capital of the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is located on the north shore of Great Slave Lake. The city used to be a mining town until the 1980's.

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  • Yellowknife=cliff

    Looking southwest, across Yellowknife from the Bush Pilots Monument

  • Yellowknife in 40s-50s

    Yellowknife in the mid-20th century

  • Late April on Yellowknife Bay, NWT, Canada.

    April 28, 2012 on Yellowknife Bay. The surface melt begins to make transportation more difficult to and from the houseboats near Jolliffe Island.

  • A modern irregularly shaped rectilinear brick building with concrete walkways curving up to it through grass and small trees, with two people sitting on a bench in front. A sign in front and vertical lettering on the building read "Yellowknife City Hall".

    City Hall

  • Mine Building Giant Mine Yellowknife Northwest Territories Canada 12

    Buildings at Giant Mine

  • Con mine aerial

    Aerial photo of Con Mine

  • Mine Building Giant Mine Yellowknife Northwest Territories Canada 04

    Buildings at north end of Giant Mine site

  • RCMP Headquarters Yellowknife Northwest Territories Canada 01

    RCMP headquarters

  • Snow removal in yellowknife

    Snow removal in Yellowknife

  • Hercules yk airport

    A C-130 Hercules at the Yellowknife Airport.

  • Prince of Wales Museum Yellowknife Northwest Territories Canada 05

    The Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre.

  • Wildcat Cafe Yellowknife Northwest Territories Canada 01A

    Wildcat Cafe in the Old Town.

  • Bush Pilots monument plaque

    Plaque on the Bush Pilots monument


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