Yukon

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Five Finger Rapids on the upper Yukon River, Yukon, Can.

Physical features of Yukon.

Mount St. Elias, St. Elias Mountains, Yukon-U.S. border.

Cotton grass (Eriophorum) and mosses in the Arctic tundra, northern Yukon, Can.

Dawson, Yukon, Canada

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Yukon: Facts & Stats

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Ancient tooth found near Old Crow, Yukon, belongs to earliest woolly mammoth in North America • Apr. 19, 2025, 1:08 AM ET (CBC)

RCMP investigating woman's death in Ross River, Yukon, a week ago • Apr. 18, 2025, 7:08 AM ET (CBC)

Pelly Crossing, Yukon, residents worried by planned 3-week health centre closure • Apr. 18, 2025, 5:01 AM ET (CBC)

Indigenous issues not getting enough attention in this election, say some Yukon voters • Apr. 16, 2025, 8:27 AM ET (CBC)

Yukon mammoth tooth suggests creatures existed 100,000 years earlier than scientists thought • Apr. 16, 2025, 2:36 AM ET (CBC)

Facts

Also Known As	Yukon Territory
Capital	Whitehorse
Population	(2021) 40,232; (2023 est.) 45,148
Date Of Admission	1898
Territorial Motto	none
Territorial Flower	fireweed
Seats In House Of Commons	1 (of 308)
Time Zone	Pacific (GMT − 8 hours)
Premier	Sandy Silver (Liberal Party)
Total Area (Sq Km)	482,443
Total Area (Sq Mi)	186,272

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Five Finger Rapids on the upper Yukon River, Yukon, Can.

Physical features of Yukon.

Mount St. Elias, St. Elias Mountains, Yukon-U.S. border.

Cotton grass (Eriophorum) and mosses in the Arctic tundra, northern Yukon, Can.

Dawson, Yukon, Canada

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Canada

Whitehorse

Whitehorse

Yukon, Canada

Dawson

Dawson

Yukon, Canada

Watson Lake

Watson Lake

village, Yukon, Canada

Kluane National Park and Reserve

Kluane National Park and Reserve

national park, Yukon Territory, Canada

Mount Logan

Mount Logan

mountain, Yukon, Canada

Klondike River

Klondike River

river, Yukon, Canada

Pelly River

Pelly River

stream, Yukon, Canada

Bonanza Creek

Bonanza Creek

stream, Yukon, Canada

Alaska

state, United States

British Columbia flag

British Columbia

province, Canada

Northwest Territories flag

Northwest Territories

territory, Canada

Five Finger Rapid on the upper Yukon River in Yukon.

Yukon River

river, North America

Keele Peak

Mackenzie Mountains

mountains, Canada

Mount St. Elias

St. Elias Mountains

mountains, North America