Back Bay Cemetery
Back Bay Cemetery, the original cemetery in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, is located on Back Bay, a section of Yellowknife Bay on Great Slave Lake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Four‘18’, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Heritage site
- Description: cemetery in Northwest Territories, Canada
- Also known as: “Back Bay Cemetary”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yellowknife Water Aerodrome and Bank of Toronto.
Yellowknife Water Aerodrome
Aerodrome
Photo: Dger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
This is a list of airports in the Northwest Territories. It includes all Nav Canada certified and registered water and land airports, aerodromes and heliports in the Canadian territory of the Northwest Territories.
Bank of Toronto
Heritage site
Photo: Arctic.gnome, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bank of Toronto is a historic cabin located in Old Town, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. The log cabin was constructed in 1939 by John Stakson, an expert log builder, in the commercial district of the Yellowknife community for use as a residence. Bank of Toronto is situated 1 km east of Back Bay Cemetery.
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
Museum
Photo: WinterCity296, Public domain.
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 1½ km southwest of Back Bay Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yellowknife and Dettah.
Yellowknife
Photo: Sharingknowledge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: CambridgeBayWeather, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 7 km southeast of Back Bay Cemetery.
Back Bay Cemetery
- Categories: cemetery, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Northwest Territories, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
62.46971° or 62° 28′ 11″ northLongitude
-114.36485° or 114° 21′ 54″ westOpen location code
95J7FJ9P+V3OpenStreetMap ID
way 328274652OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q19876343
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Back Bay Cemetery” goes by many names.
- French: “Back Bay Cemetery”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Back Bay Scenic Viewpoint and Ice Falls.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Back Bay Cemetery”. Photo: Four‘18’, CC BY-SA 4.0.