Four Corners (Canada)

Four Corners in Canada

obelisk

Four Corners [ fɔː ˈkɔːnəz ] (German four corners ) is the name for a four-country corner in Canada , where two provinces and two territories meet. These are the provinces of Saskatchewan in the southwest and Manitoba in the southeast as well as the Northwest Territories in the northwest and the Territory of Nunavut in the northeast.

The four-country corner came into being on April 1st, 1999 with the establishment of Nunavut. It is located near the south shore of Kasba Lake in a deserted area, hundreds of kilometers from the nearest settlement. The point is marked by a one meter high obelisk from aluminum . It was built in 1962, before Nunavut came into being, to mark the boundaries of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Mackenzie and Keewatin districts of the Northwest Territories.

See also

• Four Corners Monument - similar border point in the USA

Web links

Commons : Four Corners  - Collection of Images

Coordinates: 60 ° 0 ′  N , 102 ° 0 ′  W