Yukon - Northern Canadian Territory
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With the diversity of its nine different regions, the Yukon is an exciting travel destination. Take a look at the Territory’s recent releases to see what’s happening in the Yukon today. Better yet, plan a visit up to the Yukon and experience Canada’s True North for yourself with a guided familiarization trip.
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Yukon Territories: Most of the territory is in the watershed of its namesake, the Yukon River. The southern Yukon is dotted with a large number of large, long and narrow glacier-fed alpine lakes, most of which flow into the Yukon River system. The larger lakes include Teslin Lake, Atlin Lake, Tagish Lake, Marsh Lake, Lake Laberge, Kusawa Lake and Kluane Lake. Bennett Lake on the Klondike Gold Rush trail is a lake flowing into Nares Lake, with the greater part of its area within the Yukon
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Whitehorse, The city was named after the White Horse Rapids for their resemblance to the mane of a white horse, near Miles Canyon, before the river was dammed. Because of the city's location in the Whitehorse valley, the climate is milder than other comparable northern communities. At this latitude winter days are short and summer days have 20 hours of daylight
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