Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
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.
On August 16, 2023, the city of Yellowknife had to evacuate because of the growing wildfires near the area.[1]
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Media
Yellowknife from Back Bay. In the 1930s, the area was home to a number of prospectors.
Yellowknife was scoured down to rock during the last glacial period, making the landscape very rocky, and slightly rolling, with many small lakes.
Heavy ice fog can develop on the coldest winter mornings
Processing plants at Snap Lake Diamond Mine, located 220 km (140 mi) northeast of Yellowknife. Yellowknife's economy recovered in the 1990s due to a number of diamond mines located outside the city.
The Department of National Defence building in Yellowknife. The federal government is among the largest employers in Yellowknife.
Aurora borealis over Yellowknife
References
- ↑ "Yellowknife begins evacuation as wildfires approach". CBC News. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
Other websites
- Official website Archived 2009-08-31 at the Wayback Machine