The Yukon Territory is located in the far North West of the North American continent and shares more than 650 miles (1,040 kilometers) of border with its United States neighbor Alaska on the west and also borders the Beaufort Sea on the north, the Northwest Territories on the east, and British Columbia on the south. It covers a total area of 186,300 square miles (482,515 square kilometers). The Capital Whitehorse is also the largest city with a population of around 20,000.The territory is famous for its Gold Rush of the 1890s. The Yukon, like all people call it, is in my opinion, the most beautiful and most free country on this earth. If one has the chance to travel and discover the magic, I suggest to bring a lot of time.
The Cordillera, which is a segment of a larger mountain system that extends along the Pacific coast from North America to South America. The major range in the Yukon is the St.Elias in the southwest. This range had Canada's highest and North America's second highest peak, Mount Logan, with an elevation of 19,524 feet (5,951 meters). The Yukon is in the subarctic climate zone and is thus very cold. Yearly average tempratures are usually below the freezing mark, but wide variations can occur. The lowest temperature ever recorded in North America, -80 degrees Fahrenheit (-62 degrees Celsius), occured in the Yukon, but summer temperatures have reached as high as 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees celsius). The Yukon is the Land of the Midnight Sun. There are more than 20 hours of daylight in the summer. In like fashion winter daylight hours are very short. |
