" Kanada: 1997 MOC Yukon and the Northwest MAP ... Poster

A new era of change was occurring in Canada's northernmost reaches as this map came to print in September 1997. With the creation of Nunavut, a homeland for the Inuit people, the country would gain a new province in April of 1999. Part of the "Making of Canada" series and half of a two-map set on the region, this map of the Yukon and Northwest Territories highlights historical sites and the abundant national and territorial parks and wildlife areas. • Inset map of Nunavut • Geographical and historical notes • Mountains, rivers, lakes, swamps, and glacier or ice fields • Roads, winter roads, passenger railroads, airports, and airfields • Indian reserves, wildlife areas, national parks, and territorial parks • Oil fields and pipelines • Northern limit of wooded country