Yellowknife geodata
Yellowknife (Northwest Territories) is a seat of a first-order administrative division; located in Canada in America/Yellowknife (GMT-7) time zone. With population of 15,865 people, there are 231 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Canada, 98.5% of cities are located further ↓South; 82.3% of cities are located further →East and 64.2% of cities have lower elevation than Yellowknife. Note1
Administrative division(s):
- Level 1: Northwest Territories
- Level 2: North Slave Region
- Level 3: Yellowknife
Yellowknife GPS coordinates[2]
62° 27' 14.796" North, 114° 22' 20.928" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 62.77751°, | -115.07561° |
| Center: | 62.45411°, | -114.37248° |
| Lower-right: | 62.12717°, | -113.66936° |
| Map W x H: | 72.3×72.3 km | = 44.9×44.9mi |
| max Lat: | 73.03752° ⇑1.5% North |
| Yellowknife: | 62.45411° |
| min Lat: | ⇓98.5% South 42.05009° |
| min Long | Yellowknife | max Long |
| -139.43328° | -114.37248° | -52.70931° |
| W 17.7%⇐ | ⇒82.3% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Yellowknife is 252 m = 827 ft, and this is 2.4 m = 8 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1518 m = 4980 ft | 35.8% |
| Avg. | 254.4 m = 835 ft | |
| Yellowknife | 252 m = 827 ft | |
Min E: |
-2 m = -7 ft | 64.2% |
See also: Canada elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Yellowknife is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 456.9 km =283.9 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Yellowknife |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 3062.8 | 1903.1 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 456.9 | 283.9 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 4338.3 | 2695.7 | to South |
| Equator | 6944.2 | 4314.9 | to South |
Nearby cities:
4 places around Yellowknife: (largest is in red/bold)
• Behchokǫ̀
93.9 km =58.3 mi, 
294°
• Fort Smith
303 km =188.3 mi, 
154°
• Gamèti
237 km =147.3 mi, 
321°
• Hay River
197.2 km =122.5 mi, 
202°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Canada existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
