SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -On April 1, 1999, Canada created a third territory called Nunavut, which was carved out of the central and eastern area of the Northwest Territories (NWT).
Detailed explanation-2: -Canada’s three territories – Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and Yukon-account for nearly 40 percent of the country’s land mass and have a coastline that is twice as long as the Atlantic and Pacific coasts combined.
Detailed explanation-3: -On April 1, 1999 a new Northwest Territories was created when new boundaries were drawn in Canada’s North. Two new territories, a new NWT and Nunavut (which means “our land” in Inuktitut), were created. This change marked the first significant change to the map of Canada since Newfoundland joined Confederation in 1949.