The Northwest Territories (or NWT) is a vast land with an area of 1.17 million square km. Although it has a reputation of being a treeless and desolate tundra, a lot of the territory is below the treeline, and consists of thick evergreen forests and spectacular mountain scenery. There are great rivers, (including the Mackenzie which has one of the largest river deltas in the world), and thousands of lakes. (continue...)
