Yellowknife

Yellowknife is the capital, largest community, and the only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, about 400 kilometres (250 mi) south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the outlet of the Yellowknife River. Wikipedia

Population 20,340 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Canada

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Canada
Daylight 5 h 02 in Dec, dark by 15:04 · 19 h 55 in Jun
  1. January: 6 h 01 of daylight
  2. February: 8 h 53 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 43 of daylight
  4. April: 14 h 51 of daylight
  5. May: 17 h 49 of daylight
  6. June: 19 h 55 of daylight
  7. July: 18 h 56 of daylight
  8. August: 16 h 05 of daylight
  9. September: 13 h of daylight
  10. October: 10 h 01 of daylight
  11. November: 7 h of daylight
  12. December: 5 h 02 of daylight
Tourist office · 1.9 km Yellowknife Visitor Centre

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