Yukon River Canada Map
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Yukon river canada map. Only miniscule amounts of gold had been mined prior to this discovery thus leading to the great gold rush of 1897 with the gold rush came miners and gold seekers from all over canada and beyond disrupting the. Mackenzie river watershed upper liard river. Coastal range mountains of northern british columbia mouth. Yukon meaning great river current official name.
Geography classroom activities rivers of canada. Yukon from the gwich in original source. See 19 reviews articles and 49 photos of yukon river ranked no 61 on tripadvisor among 96 attractions in yukon. This map was created by a user.
It is a large political map of north america that also shows many of the continent s physical features in color and shaded relief. Beaver river liard river tributary whitefish river. In 1876 pioneer george carmack discovered rich gold deposits on bonanza creek a small tributary of the klondike river which connects to the yukon river. This is a list of rivers of yukon.
Learn how to create your own. 3 185 kilometres main characteristic. Third longest river in north america flowing northwest from the coastal range mountains of northern british columbia through the yukon territory and alaska to the bering sea. If you are interested in yukon territory and the geography of canada our large laminated map of north america might be just what you need.
Book your tickets online for yukon river yukon. Aboriginal resource and gold rush route. Its overall length is 3185 kilometers km with 1149 km within canadian borders. Map of the yukon river watershed the generally accepted source of the yukon river is the llewellyn glacier at the southern end of atlin lake in british columbia.
The yukon river is the longest river in yukon alaska. Route of the gold rush original gwich in name. Bering sea at st. Michael alaska direction of flow.