On April 1 , 1999 , the eastern three-fifths of the Northwest Territories -LRB- including all of the District of Keewatin and much of that of Mackenzie and Franklin -RRB- became a separate Canadian territory named Nunavut .
In 1999 the eastern part of the Northwest Territories became the territory of Nunavut .
In 1999 the eastern part of the Northwest Territories became the territory of Nunavut .
بسط: On April 1 , 1999 , the eastern three-fifths of the Northwest Territories -LRB- including all of the District of Keewatin and much of that of Mackenzie and Franklin -RRB- became a separate Canadian territory named Nunavut . خرج: