Yukon–river
a river flowing nw and then sw from nw canada through alaska to the bering sea. about 2000 miles (3220 km) long.
a territory in nw canada. 207,076 sq. mi. (536,325 sq. km).
capital: whitehorse.
a town in central oklahoma.
contemporary examples
visiting the arctic circle…before it’s irreversibly changed terry greene sterling march 31, 2014
historical examples
the young treasure hunter frank v. webster
if any man sin h. a. cody
the ascent of denali (mount mckinley) hudson stuck
birds ill-strated by color photography [january, 1898] various
klondike nuggets e. s. ellis
all about the klondyk- gold mines j. armoy knox
to alaska for gold edward stratemeyer
a treasury of eskimo tales clara kern bayliss
the trail of a sourdough may kellogg sullivan
noun
a river in nw north america, rising in nw canada on the border between the yukon territory and british columbia: flows northwest into alaska, us, and then southwest to the bering sea; navigable for about 2850 km (1775 miles) to whitehorse. length: 3185 km (1979 miles)
noun
the yukon, a territory of nw canada, on the beaufort sea, between the northwest territories and alaska: arctic and mountainous, reaching 5959 m (19 550 ft) at mount logan, canada’s highest peak; mineral resources. capital: whitehorse. pop: 31 209 (2004 est). area: 536 327 sq km (207 076 sq miles) yt
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