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The Dempster Highway connects the Klondike Highway in the Yukon Territory to Inuvik , Northwest Territories on the Mackenzie River delta. During the winter months, the highway extends another 194 km (121 mi ) to Tuktoyaktuk , on the northern coast, using frozen portions of the river delta as an ice road.
The highway crosses the Peel and Mackenzie rivers using a combination of seasonal ferry service and ice bridges . The Dempster Highway is the northernmost Highway on the continent, and the only one to cross the Arctic Circle . Although technically a highway, most of this 460 Mile Rd is only paved with groomed gravel. There is no better road on which to cross the continental divide, or to view caribou, musk oxen, Arctic wolves, and the rare gyrfalcon.
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