File talk:North-western-territory.png

This map shows the western boundary of the the North-western territory as the 141 meridian of longitude. I believe this is an anachronism. Isn't this the boundary agreed upon after the USA purchased Alaska?


 * No, 141° west was set in a treaty between the Russians and the British in 1825. However, the exact location of the panhandle boundary set by this treaty was subject to a lot of interpretation, and that part of the boundary wasn't settled until 1903. Indefatigable 23:31, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)

This map does not show the extensive Arctic archipelago.


 * These islands were not considered part of the North-Western Territory, but were considered a nameless and unorganized British possession. Indefatigable 23:31, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)

For northern latitudes I, personally, think that the Lambert Azimuthal projection looks best.


 * I'm not very happy with how the map turned out either. Maybe I'll take another crack at it when I get some free time, and try the Lambert Azimuthal. Indefatigable 23:31, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)