Interesting Facts
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There are many interesting facts about the Yukon here are some examples. The Yukon is Canada's northern gem. The Yukon's official bird is the Raven. The raven became the official bird in 1985. The highest mountain in Canada is in the Yukon Mt. Logan. The word Yukon comes from a native word YU-KUH-AH meaning great river. Yukon was the second territory that was "created" in Canada. Yukon is the smallest of the three territories.
Population, Language's And Ethnic Diversity
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There are lots of different languages and people in the Yukon here are the main ones you need to know. In the Yukon about 70%of the Yukon's population resides in White Horse. There is in between 31,000-33,000 people in the Yukon. There is lots of English, north American and Scottish people. There are lots of other types of people but that is the pain ones. The most popular language's are English, French and Athabasca dialects is what the rest of the people speak.
Natural Resources
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There are lots of cool minerals and lots of mining areas. Mostly, minerals like gold, zinc, lead and silver are Yukon's leading nonrenewable resources. It is difficult access to the mineral's because of rugged terrain have made it so that the mining industries haven't taken off well in Yukon. Now Yukon is beginning to perk interest in the mining industry because of things like highly developed road systems and new government programs spurring interest in the subject. During the Klondike Gold Rush , Dawson city was the heart of the rush, much gold was found there. The Yukon silver trail was once filled with mining district. Mayo landing was established in the 1900's as the port silver and lead shipment from Keno District. At the end of the Silver Trail, you will come to Keno City.
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Tourism
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Here are some thing you can do down in the Yukon you could go to M.V. Schwatka-Yukon river cruise it’s a two hour river cruise along miles canyon past the Klondike gold rush site. For tourists the wildlife preserve show the 10 major species of the Northwest, Moose, Moskoxen, Mountain Goats and lots of others. Or you could go to the worlds largest weather vane it’s an airport in White Horse, its mounted so perfectly that the slightest wind will make it move. The fourth thing you could do is the S.S Klondike. Its one of the biggest steam wheelers to ride the Yukon river. Its been restored and opened as a museum there. Last thing is the Fireweed Festival. The festival holds is August. Its an annual event to celebrate the flower, the Fireweed.
Capital city and other major cities:Facts
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Dawson city lies at the junction of the Yukon and Klondike Rivers. After the Bonanza gold discovery in 1896 the hole city sored over 30,000 , but later in the days it decreased. The next thing you know it Dawson city became the firsts Yukon capital city. Also White Horse lies on the Yukon river in a protected valley between mountains and the rivers. Before it used to be a small mini town of (750) people in 1941. Until the coming of the Alaska Highway in 1942. Quickly the town grew and was made the capital city in 1953.
Geography and climate:Facts
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Did you know the half of the Yukon wilderness area does not have trees because of the cold temperatures and high elevation. But thick forests of Spruce Birch, and lots of other popular trees cover the Southern River Valleys. The Yukon is Canada's busiest earth quake zone. More than 200 earth quakes shake the territory yearly. Shifting of the earth adds about 30 millimeters to the Saint Elias Mountain each year. Yukon's main feature is the Yukon plateau its high rolling with a isolated mountains and deep valleys cut by territory major rivers. Almost 2 thirds of water flowing through the Yukon is flowing through the Yukon river system. With that the Yukon's largest lakes are at the Southern end of the Plateau.
History
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In the beginning people say that there were just animals and the sea lion owned the land and the rest of the land was water. In that time the sea lions anime, crow stole the sea lions baby and refused to give the baby back. Until the sea lion gave the crow sand witch the crow had sprinkled all over the water to create the world. Later the crow was lonely, so he carved man and woman into a popular tree bark and breathed life into them.
Scientists believe that during the last Ice Age Asia and the North Americas were joined together in Northern Beringia, home to many different plants and animals. Including Wooly Mammoths, Giant Beavers, Lions and Camels. Lots of people that lived there said the hunting there is great and that people would follow the thing that there are hunting all across the region. Scientists also have found stone tools that have been from long ago and animal bones near the old crow that are at least 12,000 years old
These are Stone Tools that they used in the olden days
when they didn't have knifes or really any thing to hunt animals
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when they didn't have knifes or really any thing to hunt animals
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