About the Yukon:
The Klondike Gold Rush changed this Canadian territory, but still more than 80 percent of the Yukon is wild.
Location of the Yukon:
- the Yukon territory forms a large triangle on the northwest of the mainland of Canada
- the Yukon stretches from the Beaufort Sea and Alaska on the north to British Columbia on the south, and from Alaska on the west to the Northwest Territories on the east
- see Yukon maps
Area of the Yukon:
482,443 sq. km (186,272 sq. miles) (Natural Resources Canada, 2001)
Population of the Yukon:
30,372 (Statistics Canada, 2006 Census)
Capital City of the Yukon:
Whitehorse, Yukon
Date the Yukon Entered Confederation:
June 13, 1898
Government of the Yukon:
Yukon Party
Last Yukon Election:
October 10, 2006
Premier of the Yukon:
Main Yukon Industries:
Mining and tourism
