Mesh term Yukon Territory
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Description
A territory of northwest Canada, bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the south by British Columbia, and on the west by Alaska. Its capital is Whitehorse. It takes its name from the Yukon River, the Indian yu-kun-ah, meaning big river. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1367 and Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p608)Search for this term in our Faculty Database
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