Yukon Territory Attractions

 
Location: 60°-69°N 124°-141°W

The name Yukon comes from the Indian "diuke-on" meaning "clean water". The Yukon Territory is almost twice the size of the United Kingdom. Situated in the far north-west of Canada, it shares its western border in the Coast Mountains with the U.S. state of Alaska. Mount Logan (5951 m (19,531 ft) in the heavily glaciated Kluane National Park is the highest in Canada. To the north the Territory has a short stretch of coastline on the Beaufort Sea, while in the east the Mackenzie Mountains form the border with the Northwest Territories.
Picture of Alaska Highway

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The Alaska Highway stretches 2430 km from Dawson Creek, BC, to Fairbanks, Alaska. It is a major tourist route for independent travelers heading to the Yukon and Alaska.
Picture of Kluane National Park

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Kluane National Park is located in a land of mountains and glaciers, in Canada's far north. It is home to huge icefields, forests, grizzly bears, and all kinds of wildlife. Serious hikers and climbers frequent the park.

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The Dempster Highway passes through beautiful scenery of unspoiled wilderness. It is the only public road on the continent to go beyond the Arctic Circle, and runs from near Dawson City to Inuvik.

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The Klondike Highway runs from Skagway to Whitehorse and on to Dawson City. It was built in the 1970s following the route of prospectors in 1898.

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View of Kluane Lake near Silverton City.Kluane National Park
Forest of birches in the fall along the Alaska Highway near Whitehorse.Alaska Highway
Colorful buildings in Dawson City.Dawson City
View of the rolling hills seen from the Top of the World Highway.Top of the World Highway
Fall colors and the Yukon River in Kluane National Park.Kluane National Park
Walking on the ice covered Yukon River at Dawson City.Dawson City
Historic hotel in Dawson City.Dawson City
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