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Capital CommunityFerry CrossingPaved Surface Unpaved Surface Non-NWT Communities

E X P L O R E C A N A D A ’ S N O R T H W E S T T E R R I T O R I E S

A R C T I C C I R C L E

A R C T I C C I R C L E

A R C T I C C I R C L E

A R C T I C C I R C L E

Minto Inlet

Kuujjua River

Prince Albert Sound

Point Lake

Lac de Gras

Lac duSauvage

Yamba Lake

Takijuq Lake

Contwoyto Lake

Great BearLake

Hottah Lake

Camsell River

Lac laMartre

JollyLake

GordonLake

HardistyLake

Riv

er

Camsell Lake

MackayLake

Aylmer Lake Clinton

Colden Lake

Artillery Lake

Selwyn Lake

Kasba Lake

TathlinaLake

Great SlaveLake

MillsLake

WillowLake

TroutLake

Liar

d

Ram

Redstone

River

Kelly Lake

Mou

ntain

Hume

Arctic

ColvilleLake

Peel

SitidgiLake

Liverpool Bay

Anderson

Horton

Franklin Bay

DarnleyBay

Amundsen Gulf

Tho

mse

nR

iver

Riv

er

Riv

er

River

Riv

er

Kee

le

Riv

er

Red

River

Riv

er

Hare

Bea

ulie

u

River

Sn

owdrift

Horton

River

HornadayR

iver

Eskimo Lake

s

River

Anderson River

River

Carcajou

River

Indian

River

Great Bear River

Nahanni

North

Nahanni River

Rabbitskin River

Mackenzie R.Blackstone R.

Dolphin and UnionStrait

Coppermine River

Horn River

Kakisa River

Hay

River

Tree

Riv

er

Hood River

Snar

e

River

Slave

River

River

Taltson

Bathurst

Inlet

Bu

rnside River

Mara

River

Lake

Pellatt

RiverTaltso

n

Riv

er

Talt

son

Back River

Thel

on

River

South

River

Lake Athabasca

ScottLake

WholdaiaLake

SnowbirdLake

Firedrake Lake

Kazan

River

Mosquito Lake

Dubaw

ntR

iver

Rennie Lake

Nonacho Lake

Thoa River

EileenLake

LynxLake

Whitefish Lake

GardeLake

CampbellLake

MaryFrancesLake

Walmsley Lake

FletcherLake

McLeod Bay

ChristieBay

TsuLake

ResolutionBay

BuffaloLake

Deep Bay

Kakisa Lake

Trou

t River

Muskeg

River

Willow Lake

River

Fish lake

Faber Lake

Lac StCrois

Lac GrandinLac Tache

KellerLake

Blackwater Lake

Blackwater River

Mackenzie

River

Dubawnt Lake

Liddon Gulf

Kell

ett S

trai

t

Crozie

r Cha

nnel

P a r r y C h a n n e lM’Clure Strait

Big River

Kellett River

BluenoseLake

Dease Arm

Smith Arm

Keith A

rm

McV

icar A

rm

McT

avish

Arm

Calde

r River

HortonLake

Lac Maunoir

Lac des Bois

LacBelot

AubryLake

Cape Parry

Cape Bathurst

Cape D

alhousieKugmallit

BayCarnw

ath

River

Kug

aluk

Riv

er

Mackenzie

River

MackenzieBay

TravaillantLake

Ram

parts River

Root River

B e a u f o r t S e a

A r c t i cO c e a n

Riv

er

Thel

on

BulmerLake

BirchLake

Yello

wkn

ife

North Magnetic Pole

YELLOWKNIFE

Hay River

Tuktoyaktuk

Paulatuk

Holman

Inuvik

Tsiigehtchic

Aklavik

FortMcPherson

Eagle Plains

DawsonCity

ElsaKeno

MayoStewart Crossing

Carmacks

WHITEHORSE

Teslin

Carcross

Skagway Atlin

Jakes Corner

Johnsons Crossing

FaroRossRiver

Watson Lake

LowerPost

Dease Lake

Liard River

Cassiar

Upper Liard

Toad RiverFort Chipewyan

Fitzgerald

Peace Point

Fort Smith

Fort Resolution

Dettah

Rae

Wha Ti

Rae Lakes

Wekweti

Edzo

Enterprise

Kakisa

Fort Providence

Meander River

Steen River

Indian Cabins

Fort LiardTrout Lake

Jean Marie River

Fort Simpson

Wrigley

Tulita

Norman Wells

Fort GoodHope

Colville Lake

NahanniButte

FROMALASKA

Sachs Harbour

Pelly Crossing

FROM PRINCEGEORGE

FROM FORTNELSON

Bathurst Inlet

Kugluktuk

Cambridge Bay

Gjoa Haven

Umingmaktok

Resolute

FROMHIGH LEVEL

Wignes Lake

NORTHERNLIM

ITO

F

T R E ES

NO

RT H E RN L IMIT OF TREE

S

NORTHER N LIMIT OFTREES

NO

RTH

ERN

L IM I T O F TREES

VuntutNational Park

Tuktut NogaitNational Park

Nahanni NationalPark Reserve

Wood BuffaloNational Park

AulavikNationalPark

Thelon WildlifeSanctuary

SASKATCHEWAN

ALBERTABRITISH COLUMBIA

NUNAVUT

ALASKA

ALASKA

V I C T O R I A I S L A N D

B A N K S I S L A N D

B AT H U R S T

I S L A N DD E V O N I S L A N D

E L L E S M E R EI S L A N D

A X E L H E I B E R G

M E LV I L L E I S L A N D

PR INCE

PATR I CK

I SL AND

B O R D E N

I S L A N D

P R I N C EA L B E R T

P E N I N S U L A

W O L L A S T O NP E N I N S U L A

D I A M O N D J E N N E S S P E N I N S U L A

T U K T OYA K T U K P E N I N S U L A

H E R S C H E LI S L A N D

P R I N C E O F

W A L E S

I S L A N D

B O O T H I A

P E N I N S U L A

S O M E R S E T

I S L A N D

M A C K E N Z I E

K I N G

I S L A N D

I S L A N D

S H AL E RM O U N TA I N

S

M E LV I LL E

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60˚ N

65˚ N

70˚ N

75˚ N

80˚ N

100˚ W

110˚ W

120˚

W

130˚

W

140˚

W

150˚

W

90˚ W

160˚

W

Fitz

will

iam

Str

ait

Ballantyne Strait

BROCKISLAND

Hazen Strait

EMERALDISLE

P A R R YI S L A N D S

DUNDAS PENINSULA

BLUE HILLS

Cas

tel B

ay

Mer

cy B

ayBernard River

Cape K

ellett

ThesigerBay

Richar

dC

ollin

son

Inle

t

Wynniatt Bay

ALBERT ISLANDS

Harrowby Bay

Russell Inlet

McKinley

Bay

Hutchinson

Bay

Kendall IslandBird Sanctuary Cape Parry

Bird Sanctuary

East C

hannel

Middle

Channel

Ontaratu e River

Edacho National Historic Site

Sahy

oue N

ation

al

Histori

c Site

HornbyB

ay

GrouardLake

RiviereGrandin

`

Rae Lake

CliveLake

MarianLake

Courageous Lake

Back Lake

SnapLake

Rut l edge

Rive

r

Little B uffalo River

Buffalo River

Kennady Lake

Coppermine River

Itchen Lake

Rockinghorse Lake

Napaktulik Lake

Tyrrell Lake

Eyeberry Lake

Beaverhill Lake

Mary Lake

Sid Lake

Howard Lake

Penylan Lake

Man

ches

ter

Lake

PorterLake

ThekulthiliLake

Hill IslandLake Dunvegan

Lake

Ennadai Lake

CasimirLake

Kamilukuak

Lake

Dub

awnt

Ri

ver

Aberdeen Lake

LowerGarryLake

PoplarRiver

Jean M

arieR

Checkpoint

RutledgeLake

Middle

Channel

Hecla &

Gripa Bay

Exten

t of y

ear-r

ou

ndPola

r Ice

Coronation Gulf

Queen Maude GulfDease S

trait

Quunnguq Lake

Prin

ceof

Wale

s Stra

it

Rae River

East Arm

LaLoch

e River

ThubunLakes

North Arm

NUNAVUT

BRITISH COLUMBIA ALBERTASASKATCHEWAN

ALASKA

ALASKA

Banks IslandBird Sanctuary #1

Hal

dane

Riv

er

Dea

se R

iver

IvvavikNational Park

HNFirth

River

YUKONYUKON

Win

d

Rive r

AndersonRiver DeltaBird Sanctuary

Nahanni Plateau

Ram Plateau

Cano

l Heri

tage Tra

il

Cano

l Heri

tage Tra

il

BIG SPRUCE HILLS

Banks IslandBird Sanctuary #2

MackenzieBison Sanctuary

UNITED STATES

CANADA

NORTHWESTTERRITORIES

ALASKA

MEXICO

NUNAVUT

LIAR

DHIG

HWAY

MAC

KENZ

IEHI

GHW

AY

DEMPSTER HIGHWAY

Edmonton

San FranciscoChicago

Houston

Los Angeles

CalgaryVancouver

Dallas

New York

Toronto

W

Winnipeg

Y

Boston

Ottawa

Rankin Inlet

Norman Wells

Wrigley

Dawson

Carmack

Watson LakeFort Liard

Fort Nelson

Fort Simpson

Prince GeorgeGrimshaw

Montreal

Hay River

Iqaluit

YUKON

Inuvik

hitehorse

ellowknife

Fort Smith

Principal Highways

TRAVEL

Principal Air Routes