Four corners (Canada)

Four Corners [ fɔ ː ː kɔ nəz ] ( German quadrangles ) is the name for a quadrilateral region in Canada, to the two provinces and territories meet. These are the provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the southwest in the Southeast and the Northwest Territories in the north- west and the Nunavut territory in the northeast.

The quadrangle was created on 1 April 1999 with the creation of Nunavut. It is located near the south shore of Kasba Lake in a deserted area, hundreds of miles from the nearest settlement. Marks the point by a one -meter high obelisk made ​​of aluminum. It was in 1962, even before the emergence of Nunavut, built to mark the boundaries of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Keewatin and Mackenzie districts of the Northwest Territories.