Yukon was split from the Northwest Territories in 1898 as the Yukon Territory. The federal government's Yukon Act, which received royal assent on March 27, 2002, established "Yukon" as the territory's official name, although Yukon Territory remains in popular usage.

2025年2月1日 · Yukon, territory of northwestern Canada, an area of rugged mountains and high plateaus. It is bounded by the Northwest Territories to the east, by British Columbia to the south, and by the U.S. state of Alaska to the west, and it extends northward to the Beaufort Sea. Its capital city is Whitehorse.

2023年4月4日 · Yukon, a territory in the northwest region of Canada, spans an area of 186,272 square miles. It shares its borders with Alaska to the west, the Northwest Territories to the east, and British Columbia to the south. The Arctic Ocean lies to the north, providing a …

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

2011年5月18日 · Lying in the northwestern corner of Canada and isolated by rugged mountains, the Yukon borders Alaska to the west, British Columbia to the south and the Northwest Territories to the east. Historically, it is indelibly associated with the great Klondike Gold Rush. The Yukon is divided by three of Canada’s seven physiographic regions.

The westernmost and smallest of Canada’s three federal territories, Yukon was split from the Northwest Territories in 1898. The territory’s name probably comes from the word “Yu-kun-ah” meaning “great river.” In 1846, chief trader John Bell of the Hudson’s Bay Company canoed down the Porcupine River to where it meets the Yukon River.

Yukon, also known as the "Yukon Territory," is one of Canada's three most northern arctic territories (the other two being the Northwest Territories and Nunavut). It has the smallest population of any province or territory in Canada, about 35,000.

Yukon, formerly Yukon Territory, Territory, northwestern Canada. Area: 186,272 sq mi (482,443 sq km). Population: (2021) 40,232. Capital: Whitehorse. It is bounded by the U.S. state of Alaska to the west, and the Canadian Northwest Territories to the east and British Columbia to the south.

2025年1月29日 · Most of the territory is drained by the Yukon River, which flows northwestward into Alaska, and its tributaries; the largest of these are the Pelly, Macmillan, Stewart, White, and Klondike in the south and the Porcupine in the north.

The Yukon Territory, located in northwestern Canada, is a region of remarkable natural beauty and historical significance. Bordered by Alaska to the west, the Northwest Territories to the east, and British Columbia to the south, it occupies a unique geographic position that has shaped its identity over time.