Coat of Arms of the Northwest Territories

The Coat of Arms of the Northwest Territories (AKA: Armourial Bearings) was given royal warrant on February 7, 1957, by Queen Elizabeth II. Northwest Territories coat of arms This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... A former territory in the United States is called Northwest Territory. ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), styled HM The Queen (born 21 April 1926) is the Queen regnant and head of state of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent...

Description

The crest consists of two gold narwhals guarding a compass rose, symbolic of the magnetic North Pole. The white upper third of the shield represents the polar ice pack and is crossed by a wavy blue line symbolizing the Northwest Passage. The diagonal line separating the red and green segments of the lower portion of the shield reflects the treeline. The green symbolizes the forested areas south of the treeline, while the red represents the tundra to the north. Minerals and fur, the important bases of the northern wealth, are represented by gold billets in the green portion and the mask of the white fox in the red. General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... Binomial name Monodon monoceros Linnaeus, 1758 Narwhal range The Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) is an Arctic species of cetacean with a body similar to that of a dolphin. ... A compass rose is a figure displaying the orientation of the cardinal directions, north, south, east and west on a map. ... This is about the geographic meaning of North Pole. ... Popular Northwest Passage routes through the Canadian archipelago For the film of this name, see Northwest Passage (movie). ... In this view of an alpine tree-line, the distant line looks particularly sharp. ... A dense growth of softwoods (a forest) in the Sierra Nevada Range of Northern California A forest is an area with a high density of trees (or, historically, an area set aside for hunting). ... In physical geography, tundra is an area where tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. ... Minerals are natural compounds formed through geological processes. ... The term fur refers to the body hair of non-human mammals also known as the pelage (like the term plumage in birds). ... A billet is the place to which a person, generally a soldier, is assigned to sleep. ... Masks in a Guatemalan Market Teen reading a book, while wearing a dinosaur mask A mask is a piece of material or kit worn on the face. ... Red Fox The foxes comprise 23 species of omnivorous canids, found worldwide. ...