Yukon
Views : 595
2022-08-15 10:32:14
Yukon
The Yukon Territory is one of ten provinces and three territories in Canada. It is located in the northwest of Canada and is named after the Yukon River that flows through the region，sports fitness .
The name of the capital, Whitehorse, also comes from the Yukon River, which is named because of the rapids in the upper reaches of the river, which splash as high as a white horse. On June 13, 1898, the Yukon officially joined the Confederation of Canada, with the then capital of Dawson City. According to the 2016 census, the Yukon has a population of 35,874, of which 25,085, 70% of whom live in the Yukon capital, Whitehorse.
Chinese Name Yukon Territory Foreign Name Yukon Territory Administrative Region Category Level 1 Administrative Region Region Canada Geographical Location Northwest Canada Area 482443 km² Population 35874 (2016) Adjacent Regions Alaska, Canada Northwest Territories Time Zone UTC-8 Capital Whitehorse
Table of contents
1 Geography
2 Culture
3 travel
4 friendly provinces
Geographical location
The Yukon Territory is located in the northwestern border of Canada, about one-tenth of which is located in the Arctic Circle and has a cold climate. The Yukon Territory is one of Canada's three administrative regions and is the only province in North America with road access to the Arctic Circle. The area is larger than California in the United States, with a population of 33,897 (2011) of 483,450 square kilometers. The capital, Whitehorse (also known as Whitehorse City), has the largest population of 26,028. The second and third largest cities are Dawson City (Dawson City). ) and the town of Watson Lake. [1] Crone National Park, located in the St. Elias Mountains in the southwest of Yukon, has been established by UNESCO as a world natural and cultural heritage. The Mount Logan in the park is the highest peak in Canada.
Yukon
The main history of the Yukon Territory is from the first Aboriginal-Indian culture who lived here, the development of the Klondike pioneer in 1898 and the construction of the Alaska Highway in 1942 as the main structure, dating back to the last glacier tens of millions of years ago. The Mammoth Era of the 1990s. Tourism is the primary goal of the Yukon government's active promotion.
The Yukon Territory is characterized by a large number of wildlife and uninterrupted natural scenery, and it is the only province in North America with roads leading to the Arctic region. Yukon's tourism projects mainly include: aurora viewing, gold panning, wildlife viewing, canoeing, aboriginal culture, dog sledding, skiing, etc., and the aurora is the most famous natural wonder in Yukon, the best viewing time. For the moonless nights in winter.
