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You might easily and without exaggeration describe the rough landscape of this huge and unspoiled area in superlatives. Canada’s tallest mountain, greatest ice fields, smallest desert, and westernmost point can all be found in the Yukon. Grizzly bears, caribou, moose, and other creatures wander the country, and it has amazing fauna. The Yukon is a fantastic spot to look for the Northern Lights because the Arctic Circle passes across it.
The Yukon is a beautiful region that is known for the world’s longest animal migration and the Klondike Gold Rush that attracted hundreds of thousands of prospectors. Would you like to learn more? You’ll be amazed and delighted by these Yukon facts.
- Roughly the size of Spain
The Yukon is roughly the size of Spain, slightly smaller than Thailand, more than twice as large as the Australian state of Victoria, and more than three times as large as the United Kingdom. Its area is 483,450 km2.
- Yukon is home to North America’s second-highest peak.
The highest peak in Canada is located in the Yukon, and Mount Logan (5959m), which is the second-highest peak in North America, is also there.
After Canadian geologist Sir William E. Logan, who discovered it in 1890, it was given its name.
- The tallest non-volcanic mountain in the world is called Mount Logan.
The base of Mount Logan in Kluane National Park has the widest diameter of any non-volcanic peak in the entire world (20 km long and 5 km wide).
Because of its size, the top plateau could accommodate Mount Kilimanjaro, the Eiger, and Mont Blanc.
- The Yukon has Canada’s tallest mountains.
Kluane National Park, where half of the park is continuously covered in snow and ice, is home to 17 of Canada’s 20 tallest mountain peaks. The beauty of these Canadian natural locations is breathtaking.
- The Yukon is home to Canada’s oldest casino.
Canada’s first casino opened its doors in Dawson City at Diamond Tooth Gerties Gambling Hall.
The casino was named after a dancehall girl who had a diamond between her teeth when it first opened in 1971.
