Yellowknife
Americannoun
noun
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The fossils will eventually become part of the permanent collection at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
The first project is a roughly 500-mile all-season gravel road in the Northwest Territories, connecting its capital Yellowknife with Inuvik, Canada’s largest town north of the Arctic Circle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Thousands began leaving Yellowknife on 16 August either by land or by air, including some on military evacuation flights.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2023
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 ● Sep. 6, 2023
Few men have seen him out of his own country, the far headwaters of the Yellowknife, where he rules like a great overlord.
From The Flaming Forest by Curwood, James Oliver
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