Government of Yukon
Government
Land
(km2)
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Forest Lands |
281,030 |
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Non-Forest Lands |
197,940 |
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Land Area |
478,970 |
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Freshwater Area |
4,480 |
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Total Area of Yukon |
483,450 |
Yukon represents 4.8% of Canada's total land area. Of the ten provinces and three territories, Yukon is the ninth largest. Only the four Atlantic provinces are smaller. Mount Logan in the St. Elias Mountains in Yukon's Kluane Park is the highest point in Canada, with an elevation of 5,959 meters above sea level.
Principal Rivers and Lakes
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Rivers: |
Donjek, Klondike, Liard, MacMillan, McQuesten, Nisutlin, Peel, Pelly, Porcupine, Ross, Snake, Stewart, White, Wind, and Yukon. |
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Lakes: |
Aishihik, Bennett, Dezadeash, Frances, Kluane, Kusawa, Laberge, Little Salmon, Marsh, Mayo, Quiet, Tagish, and Teslin. |