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Large administrative area of Canada, extending into the Arctic Circle. Covering one-eighth of the total area of the country, it comprises the mainland lying north of the 60th parallel (latitude 60° north) and some islands between the Canadian mainland and the North Pole. It is bounded by Yukon Territory to the west, Nunavut to the east, the Beaufort Sea and the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan to the south; area 1,299,070 sq km/501,441 sq mi; population (2001 est) 40,900 (with substantial numbers of indigenous peoples: Inuvialuit, Slavey, Dene, Métis, Inuit; about half the population is aboriginal). The capital is Yellowknife. Industries include oil and natural gas extraction and mining of zinc, lead, and gold; other activities are fur-trapping and fishing.

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