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A map of Yukon. Yukon is in the northwestern corner of Canada and is bordered by Alaska, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories.The sparsely populated territory abounds with natural scenery, snowmelt lakes and perennial white-capped mountains, including many of Canada's highest mountains.
Canadian Forces Northern Area Headquarters (CFNA HQ) Whitehorse is a detachment of the Canadian Forces, based approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of Whitehorse, Yukon. Canada's military has operated in the area since the days of the famous volunteer Yukon Field Force , established by the Non-Permanent Active Militia in 1898, to help the ...
Yukon [a] is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories.It is the most densely populated of the three territories, with an estimated population of 46,948 as of 2024, [3] though it has a smaller population than any of the provinces.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Yukon. Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. Whitehorse is the territorial capital. The Territory was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" or "Big Stream" in Gwich'in.
Yukon Ranges: Topo map: NTS 116B9 North Fork Pass [2] ... Climate data for Ogilvie River, Yukon, 1981-2006 normals, 1971-2008 extremes: 1959ft (597m) Month Jan Feb
Mount Cook (or Boundary Peak 182) is a high peak on the Yukon Territory-Alaska border, in the Saint Elias Mountains of North America. It is approximately 15 mi (24 km) southwest of Mount Vancouver and 35 mi (56 km) miles east-southeast of Mount Saint Elias.
Yukon is the second most populous of Canada's three territories with 40,232 residents as of 2021. [1] It is the smallest territory in land area at 472,345 km 2 (182,373 sq mi). [2] Yukon's eight municipalities cover only 0.2% of the territory's land mass [a] but are home to 72.2% of its population.
The Yukon Plateau is a plateau (also defined as a plain) located in the Yukon Territory, comprising much of the central and southern Yukon Territory and the far northern part of British Columbia, Canada between Tagish Lake (W) and the Cassiar Mountains (E) and north of the Nakina River.