Yukon GeographyLand Area 478,970 km2

Freshwater Area 4,480 km2

The Yukon represents 4.8% of Canada’s total land area and is the eighth largest province or territory. Within the territory, 20 mountain peaks exceed 3,000 metres. Mount Logan, the tallest at 5,959 metres, is also the fastest growing mountain in the world. The largest, non-polar ice fi eld in the world is in the St. Elias Mountains. The ice fi eld is believed to reach 700 metres in depth and feed glaciers up to 30 kilometres long.

Population(Figures from 2015)Yukon .............. 37,178Beaver Creek ........... 122 Burwash Landing ....107Carcross ...................491 Carmacks ................ 554Dawson City ........2,038 Destruction Bay ....... 46Faro ........................... 371 Haines Junction ....899Marsh Lake .............. 663 Mayo ........................480Old Crow ..................253 Pelly Crossing ........ 385Ross River ................ 402 Tagish .......................260Teslin .........................476 Watson Lake ........ 1,469Whitehorse ........ 27,690 Other ...........................62

Emblems and Symbols The o� cial bird of the Yukon is the raven. This large intelligent bird is one of the few that live in the territory year-round.

Our fl oral emblem is the Fireweed. Most

commonly found in old burns and open meadows, Fireweed’s magenta blooms abound from mid-July to mid-September.

Lazulite, the o� cial gemstone, is a rare, azure blue, semi-precious gemstone, found in remote northeast Yukon. The name is derived from the Arabic word “laza”, which means heaven.

The sub-alpine fi r (Abies lasiocarpa) was selected as Yukon’s o� cial tree in 2001.

Ask for more information about the Yukon fl ag, Coat of Arms

and Tartan at the visitor information centre.

Typical Hours of Daylight Whitehorse Dawson

January 6.0 4.5February 8.0 7.0March 10.5 10.0April 13.5 13.5May 16.0 17.0June 18.0 20.0July 19.0 21.0August 17.0 18.0September 14.0 14.5October 11.5 11.0November 8.5 8.0December 6.0 5.0

Converting from Imperial to Metric It’s easier than you think! If you’ve travelled through southern Canada on your way to the Yukon, no doubt you’ve already purchased your gas in litres or your apples in kilograms. If you’re still wondering how metric measures compare with the imperial system, per-haps the charts below will help you fi gure it all out.

FROM MULTIPLY BY TO GET

miles 1.6093 kilometres

kilometres 0.6214 miles

feet 0.3048 metres

metres 3.2808 feet

U.K. gallons 4.5460 litres

U.S. gallons 3.7853 litres

litres 0.2201 U.K. gallons

litres 0.2642 U.S. gallons

pounds 0.4536 kilograms

kilograms 2.2046 pounds

°F to °Celsius: Subtract 32 then multiply by 5/9ths.°C to °Fahrenheit: Multiply by 9/5ths and add 32.

Alaska Marine Highway Ferry InformationThe Alaska Marine Highway makes up a large part of our ‘highway system’ and is a route so special it has been designated National Scenic Byway and an All American Road, the only marine route with this designation.To Make Reservations:

Alaska Marine Highway6858 Glacier Hwy, Juneau, Alaska, 99801Phone (907) 465-3941 • Fax: (907) 465-8824Skagway (907) 983-2941Toll Free 1-800-642-0066 (Juneau call center)Browse online updates to the schedule, web specials and news at www.ferryalaska.com. Online reservation requests available.

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