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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Yukon.

Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...

is the westernmost and smallest of

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territories A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or an ...

Whitehorse Whitehorse () is the capital of Yukon, and the largest city in Northern Canada. It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1426 (Historic Mile 918) on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas ...

is the territorial capital. The Territory was named after the

Yukon River The Yukon River (Gwichʼin language, Gwich'in: ''Ųųg Han'' or ''Yuk Han'', Central Alaskan Yup'ik language, Yup'ik: ''Kuigpak'', Inupiaq language, Inupiaq: ''Kuukpak'', Deg Xinag language, Deg Xinag: ''Yeqin'', Hän language, Hän: ''Tth'echù' ...

. The word ''Yukon'' means "Great River" or "Big Stream" in Gwich'in.

Geography of Yukon

Geography of Yukon Yukon is in the northwestern corner of Canada and is bordered by Alaska and the Northwest Territories. The sparsely populated territory abounds with natural scenic beauty, with snowmelt lakes and perennial white-capped mountains, including many of ...

* Yukon is: a territory of Canada * Location: ** The regions in which Yukon is located are: ***

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** Extreme points of Yukon * Population of Yukon: * Area of Yukon: * Atlas of Yukon

Environment of Yukon

* Protected areas of Yukon ** Historic places in Yukon *** Ghost towns in Yukon *** National Historic Sites of Canada in Yukon ****

National Register of Historic Places listings in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Yukon-Koyuku ...

Natural geographic features of Yukon

* Lakes in Yukon * Rivers in Yukon

Regions of Yukon

* Communities in Yukon * Municipalities in Yukon

Demographics of Yukon

Demographics of Yukon Yukon is the westernmost of Canada's three northern territories. Its capital is Whitehorse. People from Yukon are known as ''Yukoners'' (french: Yukonnais). Unlike in other Canadian provinces and territories, Statistics Canada uses the entire ter ...

Government and politics of Yukon

* Elections of Yukon ** General elections of Yukon ** By-elections of Yukon * Political parties in Yukon

Government of Yukon

Executive branch of the government of Yukon

Premier of Yukon The premier of Yukon is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian territory of Yukon. The post is the territory's head of government, although its powers are considerably more limited than that of a provincial premier. The office ...

Premiers of Yukon Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of govern ...

Commissioner of Yukon The commissioner of Yukon (french: Commissaire du Yukon) is the representative of the Government of Canada in the Canadian federal territory of Yukon. The commissioner is appointed by the federal government and, in contrast to the governor gene ...

* Order of precedence in Yukon *

Executive Council of Yukon The Executive Council of Yukon (french: Conseil exécutif du Yukon), more commonly known as the Cabinet of Yukon (french: Cabinet du Yukon), is the cabinet of the Canadian territory of Yukon. It is chosen by the Premier from the elected members of ...

(Cabinet)

Legislative branch of the government of Yukon

Yukon Legislative Assembly The Yukon Legislative Assembly (french: Assemblée législative du Yukon) is the legislative assembly for Yukon, Canada. Unique among Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada, three territories, the Yukon Legislative Assembly is the only terri ...

** Leaders of Opposition of Yukon **

32nd Legislature of Yukon The 32nd Yukon Legislative Assembly began on October 10, 2006. The Yukon Party The Yukon Party (french: Parti du Yukon) is a conservative political party in Yukon, Canada. It is the successor to the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party. Forma ...

33rd Legislature of Yukon The 33rd Yukon Legislative Assembly commenced on October 12, 2011, after Yukon voters returned a majority Yukon Party government under the leadership of Darrell Pasloski. The Yukon NDP became the official opposition while the Liberals took third pla ...

Judicial branch of the government of Yukon

* Territorial Court of Yukon * Supreme Court of Yukon

Law of Yukon

Same-sex marriage in Yukon Same-sex marriage in Yukon has been legal since July 14, 2004, immediately following a ruling from the Supreme Court of Yukon. The territory became the fourth jurisdiction in Canada (and the seventh worldwide) to legalise same-sex marriage, after ...

History of Yukon

History of Yukon The history of Yukon covers the period from the arrival of Paleo-Indians through the Beringia land bridge approximately 20,000 years ago. In the 18th century, Russian explorers began to trade with the First Nations people along the Alaskan coa ...

Culture of Yukon

Museums in Yukon A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...

* Music of Yukon * People of Yukon ** Yukoners * Religion in Yukon ** Christianity in Yukon *** Diocese of Yukon *** Prefecture Apostolic of Yukon * Scouting and Guiding in Yukon *

Symbols of Yukon Yukon is one of Canada's territories, and has established several territorial symbols. Official symbols Great Seal Like Nunavut, Yukon does not have an official Great Seal. References Territorial symbols of Yukon Yukon Yukon (; ; f ...

Coat of arms of Yukon The coat of arms of Yukon is the heraldic symbol representing the Canadian territory of Yukon. The arms was commissioned by the federal Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and designed by well-known heraldry expert Alan Beddoe ...

Flag of Yukon A flag is a piece of textile, fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic desi ...

Economy and infrastructure of Yukon

* Communication in Yukon ** Radio stations in Yukon ** Television transmitters in Yukon * Energy in Yukon ** Electricity generating stations in Yukon * Mining in Yukon ** Faro ** Kudz Ze Kayah mine * Transport in Yukon ** Air transport in Yukon *** Airlines of Yukon *** Airports in Yukon ** Vehicular transport in Yukon ***

Vehicle registration plates of Yukon The Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian territory of Yukon first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display Vehicle registration plate, licence plates in 1914. Only rear plates have been required since 1990. Pa ...

*** Road system in Yukon **** Territorial highways of Yukon

Education in Yukon

* List of schools in Yukon *

Higher education in Yukon Higher education in Yukon is shaped by the territory's small population (40,717 people as of Dec. 2018) in a relatively large geographic area. The history of higher education went hand in hand with the establishment of a representative territoria ...

References

External links

Yukon Government
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Yukon Attraction & Service Guides

Immigration Yukon

University of Washington Libraries: Digital Collections

CBC Digital Archives - Territorial Battles: Yukon Elections, 1978-2002
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