Which Canadian territory was created in 1999?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Nunavut, carved out of the Northwest Territories
- Step 1: Nunavut was created on April 1, 1999. Step 2. It was split from the eastern Northwest Territories after a land claim agreement with the Inuit. Answer: Nunavut. Why not the others: Yukon became a territory in 1898 and Labrador is part of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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