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The Dempster Highway also known as Yukon Highway 5 and Northwest Territories Highway 8 is a highway that connects the Klondike Highway in the Yukon Territory of Canada to Inuvik, Northwest Territories on the Mackenzie River delta. During the winter months, the highway extends another 194 km to Tuktoyaktuk, on the northern coast of Canada, using frozen portions of the Mackenzie River delta as ice bridges. Mitchell Freeway in Perth, Western Australia For other uses, see Highway (disambiguation). ... The Klondike Highway is a highway that leads from Skagway, Alaska in the United States to Dawson City, Yukon in Canada. ... Motto: none Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Jack Cable Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Area 482,443 km² (9th) - Land 474,391 km² - Water 8,052 km² (1. ... Inuvik is a small town in the Northwest Territories of Canada. ... Motto: None Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Commissioner Tony Whitford Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government - no party affiliations) Area 1,346,106 kmÂ² (3rd) Land 1,183,085 kmÂ² Water 163,021 kmÂ² (12. ... ... Nile River delta, as seen from Earth orbit. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... Tuktoyaktuk or Tuktoyuktuk formerly Port Brabant is a small Inuvialuit community located in the Northwest Territories of Canada. ...

The highway begins about 40 km (25 miles) east of Dawson City, Yukon on the Klondike Highway and extends 736 km (457 miles) to Inuvik. The Town of the City of Dawson or Dawson City is a town in the Yukon territory of Canada, located at 64Â°03â€²45â€³ N 139Â°25â€²50â€³ W. The current population is approximately 2,000. ... The Klondike Highway is a highway that leads from Skagway, Alaska in the United States to Dawson City, Yukon in Canada. ...

Much of the highway follows an old dog sled trail. The highway was completed in 1979. Dog sled A dog sled (or dogsled) is a sled pulled by one or more dogs used to travel over ice and through snow. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

All but the last 20km is gravel, taken from points along the route.

Categories: ‪Canada-related stubs‬ | ‪Transportation in the Yukon‬ | ‪Transportation in the Northwest Territories‬

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Dempster Highway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (776 words)
	The Dempster Highway, also referred to as Yukon Highway 5 and Northwest Territories Highway 8, is a highway that connects the Klondike Highway in the Yukon Territory of Canada to Inuvik, Northwest Territories on the Mackenzie River delta.
	During the winter months, the highway extends another 194 kilometres to Tuktoyaktuk, on the northern coast of Canada, using frozen portions of the Mackenzie River delta as an ice road.
	It was unveiled as a two-lane, gravel-surfaced, all-weather highway that ran 671 kilometres (417 miles) from the Klondike Highway near Dawson City to Fort McPherson and Arctic Red River in the Northwest Territories.

The Dempster Highway - ExploreNorth (710 words)
	The Dempster Highway is one of northern Canada's undiscovered, yet readily accessible wonders.
	During approximately May and November the Dempster is closed - here are the historical opening and closing dates of the ferries and ice crossings.
	Dempster Highway stamp issued by Canada Post in in 1998 as part of a series showing highways across the country.

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