31 Days in Canada

 In honour of CANADA DAY  I plan to post a daily image of Canada and a link to a random Canadian location we have visited.

An "inukshuk" (plural: inuksuit) is a traditional stone landmark used by Inuit and other Arctic peoples. Literally translated to mean "in the likeness of a human" or "that which acts in the capacity of a human," these structures were historically built to serve as essential navigational guides, warning markers, and hunting aids across the vast, treeless tundra.

The Northwest Territories were inhabited by Inuit and First Nations peoples.  The Vikings were the first known European explorers who sailed to the Eastern Arctic from Greenland (ca. 1000 CE).

The capital city is Yellowknife which gets more sunshine than any other city in Canada.  The population of the NWT is 44,000 people,  there are 11 official languages and there are 19 known hot springs in the Dehco region.  The Thomsen River in the NWT is the farthest-north navigable river on the planet.  The NWT covers 1.346 million km² and there are 6 National Parks and 5 Regions.

Northwest Territories - random post