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Five Finger Rapid on the upper Yukon River in Yukon. The Alaskan mountain ranges and the Mackenzie and Yukon river basins and their drainage networks. Yukon River Sandhill crane chick, Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, east-central Alaska, U.S. Dawson Section of white-water rapids on the Charley River, a tributary of the Yukon River, Yukon–Charley Rivers National Preserve, east-central Alaska, U.S. Dawson, Yukon, Canada Yukon River The Yukon River at Dawson, Yukon, Can.
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Dawson City, Yukon's George Black ferry nears retirement after serving town for over 50 years • Apr. 25, 2025, 6:11 AM ET (CBC)
Poll workers crossed Yukon River by helicopter to ensure West Dawson residents could vote • Apr. 23, 2025, 9:29 AM ET (CBC)

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Five Finger Rapid on the upper Yukon River in Yukon.
The Alaskan mountain ranges and the Mackenzie and Yukon river basins and their drainage networks.
Yukon River
Sandhill crane chick, Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, east-central Alaska, U.S.
Dawson
Section of white-water rapids on the Charley River, a tributary of the Yukon River, Yukon–Charley Rivers National Preserve, east-central Alaska, U.S.
Dawson, Yukon, Canada
Yukon River
The Yukon River at Dawson, Yukon, Can.
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water glass on white background. (drink; clear; clean water; liquid)
Water and its Varying Forms
Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.
Guess the City by Its River Quiz