Tungsten
in Northwest Territories, Canada
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Watson Lake Airport (129 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 61.957 and -128.204 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 61° 57' 24" and W -128° 12' 12"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - CAD
- Spoken languages:
- English, French, Inuktitut
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 06:56 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: America/Yellowknife
- UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 9:45 am and 4:49 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.876 and 37.859 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
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Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Canada.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Canada. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Tungsten
Tungsten in Northwest Territories is a city in Canada about 2,346 mi (or 3,776 km) north-west of Ottawa, the country's capital.
Local time in Tungsten is now 06:56 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Yellowknife with an UTC offset of -7 hours. We know of 1 airports in the vicinity of Tungsten. The closest airport in Canada is Watson Lake Airport in a distance of 129 mi (or 207 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Cantung Mine
Cantung Mine is a tungsten producer in the Nahanni area of the Northwest Territories, Canada, located northeast of Watson Lake in the Flat River Valley of the Selwyn Range close to the Yukon border. Tungsten was originally discovered in the area in 1954 by prospectors. Cantung Mine operated from 1962 to 1986, again from 2002 to 2003, and most recently reopened in 2005. Production was suspended October 2009 and the company plans to resume production October 2010.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Tungsten, TNS
