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| Place | Jones Landing |
| Type | Locality |
| Province / Territory | Northwest Territories (NT) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 62.833419 |
| Longitude | -123.218257 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | LAMDH |
Jones Landing is a locality in Northwest Territories, Canada. It is classified as a town. Jones Landing is located at 62.8334°N, 123.2183°W.
Jones Landing clings to the edge of a vast, boreal wilderness, where the air itself seems to carry the scent of pine needles and damp earth. It lies 45.5 km south-south-east of Wrigley, NT (from Wrigley, NT: bearing 164°T), and is situated 144.8 km north-west of Fort Simpson. Here, the land is a study in muted greens and earthy browns, a rolling expanse of muskeg and stunted spruce giving way to the dark, inscrutable waters of a wide, slow-moving river. The sky above is an immense canvas, often brushed with dramatic clouds that cast fleeting shadows, lending a sense of grand, untamed beauty to the scene. Even in the brief summer, a crispness lingers, a reminder of the long, deep winters that shape the character of this northern outpost. The silence here is not an absence of sound, but a presence, punctuated by the rustle of wind through the trees and the distant cry of a loon. This is a place forged by necessity and resilience, where the history of fur traders and prospectors is etched into the very spirit of Jones Landing. For generations, the river was the highway, bringing supplies and hope, and its banks bear witness to the tireless efforts of those who sought their fortune in the north. The local economy, once driven by the bounty of the land and its mineral wealth, now finds a more diversified footing, with a hardy spirit of self-reliance underpinning everything. Small, sturdy buildings, painted in practical colours, huddle together against the elements, a testament to the enduring human will to thrive in this formidable, yet strangely beautiful, landscape. The very light here, especially in the long, drawn-out twilight of summer, possesses a peculiar, ethereal quality, painting the water in shades of rose and gold, a quiet spectacle that stills the heart.
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Location data for Jones Landing is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |