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Whitehorse
Yukoncity
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Whitehorse
Total population
36,550
Coordinates60.72°, -135.05°
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Overview
Whitehorse is the capital of Yukon, and the largest city in Northern Canada. It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1426 on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas occupy both shores of the Yukon River, which rises in British Columbia and meets the Bering Sea in Alaska. The city was named after the White Horse Rapids for their resemblance to the mane of a white horse.
History & geography
Geography
Latitude
60.7216
Longitude
-135.0549
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
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Official Identifiers
StatCan — Statistics Canada
- SGC code
- 6001009
- Population (Wikidata)
- 28,201
- Wikidata
- Q2055
Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • StatCan — Statistics Canada — Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012