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= Northwest Territories = = = = = = By:Tori Ridenour and Fandely Cadena = = = =__Major Cities__= =Inuvik= =Yellowknife= =__Major Landforms__= =__Major Bodies of Water__= =__Climate__= =__Economy__= =__Four Fun Facts__=
 * =Perma frost (on frozen ground)=
 * =Main staging oil and gas=
 * =Minning center=
 * =Gold minning=
 * =Mackenzie Mountains (tallest Mt.).=
 * =Barren grounds (many streams go threw it)=
 * =Thomas river is in the Aulavik National Park=
 * =One of the coldest areas in North America=
 * =Long, bitterly cold winters=
 * =Short, cool summers=
 * =Canada's first diamond mine opened in 1998 near Lac De Gras=
 * =Additional mines followed in the early 2000's=
 * =Oil drilling began at Norman Wells after World War 1=
 * =Canada's nicknames are : Cananda's last Frontier,Land of the Polar Bear, and North of Sixty=
 * =From 1911 to 1991 the population grew 51,142=
 * =Mainland gets about 60 in. of snow each year=
 * =Less than 40 in. of snow falls on most of the islands=