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Yellowknife
City (pop., 1991: 15,000), capital of Northwest Territories. Lying on the NW shore of Great Slave Lake near the mouth of the Yellowknife River, it was founded in 1935, one year after gold was discovered in the area; it took its name from the Yellowknife band of Athabascan Indians. Gold mining remains the chief economic activity. There are also reserves of diamonds in the region. The capital since 1967, it is the largest community and the chief administrative, commercial, and educational center in the territories.
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