Yellowknife

American

[yel-oh-nahyf] / ˈyɛl oʊˌnaɪf /

noun

a city in and the capital of the Northwest Territories, in N central Canada, on Great Slave Lake.

Yellowknife British

/ ˈjɛləʊˌnaɪf /

noun

a city in N Canada, capital of the Northwest Territories on Great Slave Lake. Pop: 16 055 (2001)

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The Northwestern Air plane crashed near Fort Smith, a small town about 740 kilometres south of Yellowknife, north of the Alberta border.

From BBC

An evacuation order was lifted for the northern Canadian city of Yellowknife on Wednesday, three weeks after a nearby wildfire forced the city’s 20,000 residents out of their homes.

From Seattle Times

A sign that reads "Welcome Home" was put up on the Yellowknife Highway near Behchoko, a First Nations community, to greet evacuees driving in on Wednesday.

From BBC

Bears have been seen on the empty streets of Yellowknife, attracted by left rubbish while their habitats are destroyed by the fires.

From BBC

Fire crews also continued to battle a blaze near the Northwest Territories capital of Yellowknife.

From Seattle Times

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