Inukshuk Northwest Territories Canada
The Northwest Territories is a territory of Canada. Located in northern Canada, it borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, Alberta to the south, and Saskatchewan to the southeast. It has an area of 1,140,835 square kilometres (440,479 sq mi) and a population of 41,464 as of the 2006 census, an increase of from 2001. Its capital has been Yellowknife since 1967. An inukshuk is a stone landmark used as a milestone or directional marker by the Inuit of the Canadian Arctic. Inuksuit differ from some cairns in significance. The Arctic Circle, dominated by permafrost, has few natural landmarks and thus the inuksuk was used to navigation across the barren tundra.
Size: 3444px × 5272px
Location: canada
Photo credit: © Michael DeFreitas North America / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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