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Yukon
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The most accessible and tourist-friendly of Canada’s three northern territories, "helped" by its proximity to Alaska and the Vancouver region. Like its neighbors, the Yukon is a vast natural expanse that will delight adventure lovers, with barely 30,000 inhabitants, and where traces of what made its fame over a century ago—the Klondike Gold Rush—still remain.
Overview
The most accessible and tourist-friendly of Canada’s three northern territories, "helped" by its proximity to Alaska and the Vancouver region. Like its neighbors, the Yukon is a vast natural expanse that will delight adventure lovers, with barely 35,000 inhabitants, and where traces of what made its fame over a century ago—the Klondike Gold Rush—still remain.
Key facts
- Type of place: territory.
- Location: virtually on the Pacific edge, between Alaska and British Columbia.
- Local time: . The entire territory is on "Pacific Time."
- Capital: Whitehorse
- Main cities:
- Population: 37,200 inhabitants (2016).
- Area: 482,443 km².
- Density: 0.08 inhabitants/km².
- Highest point:
- Lowest point: sea level.
- Coastline:
- Highlights (out of ): Nature-adventure ; Culture /; Relaxation-holidays .
- Website: