Yellowknife

American

[yel-oh-nahyf] / ˈjɛl 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 • Jan. 24, 2024

Rio Tinto's Diavik Diamond Mine is about 300 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2024

She stayed in a camping trailer for 17 days in Fort Providence, southwest of Yellowknife.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023

Thousands began leaving Yellowknife on 16 August either by land or by air, including some on military evacuation flights.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2023

Only as a friend could I take you to the Chateau Boulain, far up on the Yellowknife.

From The Flaming Forest by Curwood, James Oliver

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