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Yukon! Take the Tracks! Knock, knock!

The White Pass and Yukon Route Who’s there?
Railroad was built in 1898. It
Welcome to the Yukon, Canada’s smallest territory. The word begins in Skagway on the coast Yukon!

Yukon comes from the Gwich’in word Yu-kun-ah, which means of Alaska and reaches across the Yukon, who?
“great river.” This “great river” is the Yukon River. It cuts through the border to Carcross, Yukon, just
southwest corner of the territory. For more than 100 years, the Yukon south of the capital, Whitehorse. Yukon never get tired
was officially named the Yukon Territory. In 2003, the Canadian The tracks trace the path many of Yukon jokes!
government changed its name to the Yukon. But is it called “Yukon” prospectors followed more than
or “The Yukon”? People use both names. It depends on who you ask. 120 years ago, looking to strike
it rich in the Yukon.
The Yukon is a land of cold, rugged mountains and boreal forests.

Thousands of years ago, the land was inhabited by the first peoples
to arrive in North America. During the 1800s, the Yukon became
world-famous during the Klondike Gold Rush, when thousands of
prospectors travelled north in search of gold.

The Yukon’s beautiful landscapes and colourful history draws visitors
from across Canada, and around the world. Come along and see why
the Yukon is “larger than life!” a famous Gold Rush town.

The Yukon and Klondike

Rivers meet near Dawson City,

The White Pass and Yukon Route
Railroad climbs 1,000 metres above

sea level in just 32 kilometres.

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