Four Corners (Canada)

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A map highlighting the Four Corners of Canada, where the borders of four Canadian political subdivisions intersect.

This article is about a geographic location in Canada. For analogous locations in other countries and other uses, see Four Corners (disambiguation).

With the creation of Nunavut on April 1, 1999, Canada gained its only "four corners". It is located at the intersection of the boundaries of Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, at around 60°00′00″N, 102°00′00″W, on the southern shore of Kasba Lake. It is in remote northern wilderness, hundreds of kilometres from any road, railway, or airport.

The point is marked by a metre-high aluminum obelisk. The obelisk was erected in 1962 (before the creation of Nunavut) to mark the intersection of the boundaries of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and the then existing Northwest Territories districts of Mackenzie and Keewatin.

[edit] See also

• Geography of Canada
• List of regions of Canada
• Four Corners (United States)

[edit] External links

• Some photos of four corners
• Political map of Canada showing the four corners from Natural Resources Canada

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