2. FACTS  Facts  The smallest of the three territories in Canada.  Yukon" is from the native word "Yu-kun- ah" meaning "great river.

3. Climate summer temperatures reach 25º C or more. winter temperatures range from +4º C to as low as -51º C

4. PEOPLE  There are fourteen First Nations, speaking eight different languages.  People have come from other parts of Canada and Europe to live in the Yukon

5. HISTORY  People in yukon hunted, fished and trapped to survive.  In 1895 boundaries were drawn and Yukon became a district of the Northwest Territories.  Klondike Gold Rush in 1897-1898 brought many people.

6. FLOWER  Yukon's flower is called fireweed.  Yukon's flower colors are pink green and yellow.

7. LAND AND WATER  The volcanoes in the Yukon are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire  Mount Logan in Kluane National Park is the highest mountain in Canada (nearly 6000 m.).  Yukon River is 3,700 km (2,300 miles) long, making it Canada's second longest river.

8. TRANSPORTATION There are several airports. The Dempster Highway extends from Dawson to Inuvik NWT.

9. RESOURCES AND INDUSTRIES  Mining accounts for more than 30% of the economy (gold, zinc and lead)  There are large undeveloped deposits of zinc-lead, silver, iron or, copper, nickel and coal.  People come to hike, raft, camp, rock climb, fish, see the wildlife and to hunt.

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