Northwest Territories Travel Guide
Arctic wilderness & aurora
The Northwest Territories stretch into the Arctic — Yellowknife, Nahanni National Park and endless northern lights.
Where to go in Northwest Territories
Yellowknife
Capital on the shores of Great Slave Lake, under the aurora oval.
Nahanni National Park
Virginia Falls and a UNESCO river wilderness.
Great Slave Lake
North America's deepest lake and world-class fishing.
Wood Buffalo National Park
Canada's largest national park and free-roaming bison.
Inuvik
Arctic town at the end of the Dempster Highway.
Tuktoyaktuk
Arctic coast hamlet on the Beaufort Sea.
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Capital on the shores of Great Slave Lake, under the aurora oval.
Virginia Falls and a UNESCO river wilderness.
North America's deepest lake and world-class fishing.
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