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Yellowknife is located on the Canadian Shield, which was scoured down to rock during the last ice age. The rock in this area is mostly igneous like granite and gabbro. Many of these rocks are located in the mountians located North of Yellowknife and to the West on the border of the Northwest territory and Yukon. | Yellowknife is located on the Canadian Shield, which was scoured down to rock during the last ice age. The rock in this area is mostly igneous like granite and gabbro. Many of these rocks are located in the mountians located North of Yellowknife and to the West on the border of the Northwest territory and Yukon. | ||
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Revision as of 18:26, 23 February 2011
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Country: Canada
Latitude/Longitude: 62°28'36.48"N/114°24'44"W
Elevation: 205 meters
Major Bodies of Water: Slave Lake is the largest, but there are many lakes surrounding Yellowknife.
Contents
Climate
Climate Zone [[1]]
Dfc (Subarctic) on the Köppen Climate Chart
Cities with similar climates include Irkutsk, Russia Earth Science 7-Irkutsk,Russia and St. Petersburg, Russia
Average Monthly Tempratures in Centigrade:
[[2]]
Max. , Min.
Jan. -23 , -32
Feb. -21 , -31
Mar. -12 , -24
Apr. -2 , -13
May 9 , -1
Jun. 17 , 7
Jul. 20 , 11
Aug. 18 , 10
Sep. 11 , 4
Oct. 2 , -4
Nov. -10 , -17
Dec. -19 , -28
Average Precipitation
[[3]]
Average Precipitiation (inches) , Days with Precipitiation, Average Snowfall (inches)
Jan 0.555, 11.2, 7.4
Feb 0.506, 9.0, 7.01
March 0.528, 8.2, 6.81
Apr 0.425, 5.4, 4.02
May 0.752, 6.7, 7.11
Jun 1.059, 7.5, 0.0
Jul 1.378, 9.5, 0.0
Aug 1.61, 10.1, 0.04
Sep 1.295, 10.8, 1.22
Oct 1.378, 14.2, 9.06
Nov 0.925, 14.4, 13.46
Dec 0.642, 12.0, 9.06
Annual 11.051, 119, 59.76
Factors that Regulate the Climate
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Yellowknife is located on the Canadian Shield. It's topography is very rocky and hilly, with many small lakes including the larger Great Slave Lake. Pine and birch trees and bushes are abundant in the area, but there are also many areas with bare rock. Thanks to its location on Great Slave Lake, Yellowknife has a set growing season. Most of the precipitation falls between June and October. April is the driest month and August is the wettest.
Geology
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Yellowknife is located on the Canadian Shield, which was scoured down to rock during the last ice age. The rock in this area is mostly igneous like granite and gabbro. Many of these rocks are located in the mountians located North of Yellowknife and to the West on the border of the Northwest territory and Yukon.
Plate Tectonics
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Yellowknife is closest to the border of the North American plate. It is about 1,031 miles from the North American plate border.
