Yukon is a territory of Canada, bordering British Columbia to the south, the Northwest Territories to the east, the Beaufort Sea to the north, and the U.S. state of Alaska to the west. It is Canada's
The Yukon River at Schwatka Lake and the entry to Miles Canyon
Hill-side mining during the Klondike Gold Rush, c. 1899
Sikhs in Whitehorse, Yukon in April 1906
A conveyor belt and cart outside of a mine tunnel in the Yukon. The economy of the territory has historically been centred around mining.
Whitehorse is the capital of Yukon, and the largest city in Northern Canada. It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1426 on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown
Yukon
…westernmost and smallest territory by land area. As of the 2026 second quarter estimates Yukon had a population of 48,493, the most of the territories. Whitehorse, the territorial capital, is the largest city in northern Canada. Yukon was split from the Northwest Territories by a federal statute in 1898 as the…
Yukon River at Whitehorse b
Yukon Legislative Building 2012
Whitehorse Airport Terminal 2012