Initially the purpose of the arms of Canada was to identify, a nameplate of sorts. Many years ago, literacy was limited and people were more likely to identify with images rather than words. The act of designing these symbols is called Heraldry. All countries used Heraldry and it became an art, …
Trivia EH? Northwest Territories
AREA: 1,171,918 -sq. km./ 780,500 sq mi, 12% of the total area of Canada Water: Great Bear Lake is 31,328 sq km, 8th largest in the world Great Slave Lake, 28,568 sq km, 10th largest in the world Mackenzie River, 4,241 km, longest in Canada POP: 42,000 Official …
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is located in Canada's north and is situated between the Yukon Territories and Nunavut. It is 3,560 kilometres from the 60th parallel, the border of British Columbia, Alberta & Sakatchewan to the North Pole and 4,256 kilometres from east (Nunavut) to west (Yukon). Two …