Geography of Northwest Territories Parliament to the Parliament of Canada. "See also" Lists: Regions of Canada • Islands of Canada • Rivers of Canada • Lakes of Canada • Mountains in Canada • National Parks of Canada Provincial geography: Alberta • British Columbia • Manitoba • Newfoundland and Labrador • New Brunswick • Nova Scotia • Nunavut • Ontario • Quebec • Saskatchewan • Northwest Territories • Yukon Geography of Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories is a territory in Northern Canada, specifically in Northwestern Canada between Yukon Territory and Nunavut including part of Victoria Island, Melville Island, and other islands on the western Arctic
History of Yukon Rivers to the Yukon River. The southern route started at Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, then westward along the Liard River to Frances Lake and then along the Pelly River to its juncture with Yukon River. After establishing Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, John Bell crossed the mountains into Yukon River watershed in 1845, and went down the Rat River (today the Bell River) to its confluence with the Porcupine River. After managing the fur trade at Fort McPherson, he returned to the Bell River, and followed the Porcupine to its juncture with Yukon River, the eventual site of Fort Yukon. Soon