Shield Country

Places of Interest Nearby

Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre

Museum

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The Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre is the Government of the Northwest Territories' museum and archives. Located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, the PWNHC acquires and manages objects and archival materials that represent the cultures… Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre is situated 1 km northeast of Shield Country.

Log School House

Historic building

Photo: Arctic.gnome, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The first building used as a school in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, is currently located on Franklin Avenue at the south end of New Town, the city's downtown section. Log School House is situated 1 km east of Shield Country.

Yellowknife Post Office

Post office

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Post Office building for Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, serving the X1A postal codes, is located at the southwest corner of 49th Street and Franklin Avenue. Yellowknife Post Office is situated 1¼ km northeast of Shield Country.

Places in the Area

Yellowknife

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Yellowknife is the capital city of the Northwest Territories, on the North Arm of Great Slave Lake, on Yellowknife Bay. Yellowknife is the main entry point for visitors to NWT.

Dettah

Village

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Dettah sometimes spelled incorrectly as Detah, is a First Nations community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Located just southeast of the capital of Yellowknife, it is a 6.5 km drive from that city by ice road across the north arm of Great Slave Lake in winter or a 27 km drive via the Ingraham Trail, year-round. Dettah is situated 6 km southeast of Shield Country.

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