YUKON TERRITORY

SL.No STUDENT FIRST NAME STUDENT LAST NAME STUDENT NUMBER

1 Sonu Joseph C0777901

2 Swathy Subhesh C0792408

3 Yaser Arafath Cheniyath C0793687

 

4 Tom Joy C0775715

Area

Yukon Territory is situated in the northwest of

most Canada, and it is also one of the least
populated areas in Canada. Yukon Territory
covers an area of 482,443 km².
 Average Weather

Yukon during summer is comfortable, and winters can be frigid and snowy. It is mostly cloudy at has a fair

amount of rainfall throughout the year.

Temperature

 The warm season lasts for 3.6 months, from May 17 to September 6, and the warmest months are July.

 The Wintertime period is for 3.5 months, from November 11 to February 26, and the coldest month is January.

Precipitation

 The rainy season lasts 5.2 months, from May 29 to November 5, and the average rainfall is 838 mm or 33.00 inches per

year.

 Snow is most common for 5.5 months, from October 24 to April 8, and the average snowfall is about 41. 6 inches or 106

cm per year.
Time Zone Concerning UTC

On November 1, 2020, Yukoners will not change

their clocks together with most of Canada but
will stay on UTC -7 as the new standard time all
year round.
The permanent time zone change added to the
law on September 24, 2020.
American states with which the Yukon Territory shares a
border.

The only American state with which Yukon

Territory shares its border is Alaska's U.S.
state to the West. Which above the Arctic
Circle to the Beaufort Sea, it stretches outs
towards the northwards.
Capital

Whitehorse, city, and capital (since 1952) of Yukon, Canada

Located on the Yukon River just below Miles Canyon and
the former Whitehorse Rapids.
It is the Yukon headquarters of the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police.
It is an important transportation centre on the Alaska
Highway, linked by air to major North American cities.
It has long been an outfitting base for anglers, big-game
hunters, and trappers.
Whitehorse, perhaps so named because the whitecaps
of the rapids on the Whitehorse River resembled the
manes of white horses
Major cities with population

The population development of the Yukon Territory Name Population Census

according to census results and latest official
estimates.
Whitehorse 25,085

Dawson City 1,375

Watson Lake 790

Haines Junction 613

Age characteristics of the population

Age Characteristics of Population by %

0 to 14 years 17.5

15 to 64 years 70.6

65 years and over 11.9

Household and dwelling information

Characteristics Total
Total residence - 100% data 15215

Single-detached house 9430

Apartment with more than five doors 50

Other attached dwelling 4550

Semi-detached house 1160

Row house 950

Apartment or flat in a duplex 605

Apartment with less than five doors 1770

Other single-attached houses 65

  
Major
Manufacturing
Industries

Remoteness from markets and a

lack of inexpensive labour
supplies limit manufacturing.
A small industrial base includes
the production of :-
1. Wood products
2. Printing
3. Publishing for local use
4. Similar small-scale activities.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS

DAIRY FARMING

BEE KEEPING
SUPPORTED BY GOVERNMENT AND NON-
GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS
FOREST SEEDLING

FISH FARMING
MINING INDUSTRY

MAJOR MINERALS AND MINING COMPANIES

RESOURCES IN YUKON
 ALEXCO RESOURCE CORP.
 GOLD
 ATAC RESOURCES LTD.
 ZINC  BANYAN GOLD CORP.
 FIREWEED ZINC LTD.
 COPPER  FLOW METALS.
 GO METALS MINING CORP.
 SILVER  GRANITE CREEK COPPER.
 GROUP TEN METALS
 URANIUM
POVINCE SHARE (%) OF CANADA’S GDP
PROVINCE SHARE (%) OF CANADA’S EXPORT
Export destinations

United States
Europe
Asia
Middle East
Asia
Oceania
Americas (excl. the U.S.)
Africa
Major products exported

 Copper ore
 Earth drilling tools
 Ores
 Slag
 Ash
 Implements
 Cutlery
 Precious Metals
 Jewelry
 Coins
Major airports with codes

Sl.No Airport Name Airport Code

1. Beaver Creek YXQ
2. Burwash Airport YDB
3. Dawson City Airport YDA
4. Faro ZFA
5. Haines Junction Airport YHT
6. Mayo Airport YMA
7. Old Crow Airport YOC
8. Ross River Airport YDM
9. Teslin Airport YZW
10. Watson Lake Airport YQH
11. Erick Nielsen Whitehorse International YXY
Airport
 
Distance between major cities and Toronto / Montreal / Vancouver

  Distance
Major City
Toronto Montreal Vancouver

White horse 5,285.5 km 5,560.7 km 2,396.0 km

Inland waterways

Yukon River plays a vital inland waterway of the Yukon

Territory, which mostly connects between Whitehorse and
Dawson city with a way further to Alaska and over the
Bering Sea.
 References
• Simon.R & Rayan.V.D.B(2019, July 30) Yukon's Merchandise Trade with the World.

https://lop.parl.ca/sites/PublicWebsite/default/en_CA/ResearchPublications/TradeAndInvestment/2019515E

• N.A (2020, August 10) List of airports in Yukon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Yukon

• N.A(n.d). Yukon Agricultural Association.

https://yukonag.ca/resources/about-yukon-agriculture/

• N.A(n.d). Canadian Mining & Energy.

https://www.miningandenergy.ca/yukon/

• N.A(n.d). Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Canada in 2019, by province

https://www.statista.com/statistics/463905/canada-real-gross-domestic-product-by-province/

• Department of Finance (2019, Dec). Yukon Bureau of Statistics

https://yukon.ca/sites/yukon.ca/files/balancetrade2016_r.pdf

• N.A(n.d). Britannica.

https://www.britannica.com/place/Yukon-A/Economy#ref299824

• Department of Finance (2020, July). Yukon Bureau of Statistics

https://yukon.ca/sites/yukon.ca/files/ybs/populationq1_2020.pdf

• N.A(n.d). Download, Census Profile, 2016 Census

https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page_Download- Telecharger.cfm?Lang=E&Tab=1&Geo1=ER&Code1=6010&Geo2=PR&Code2=60&SearchText=Yukon&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=
All&TABID=1&type=0

• N.A(n.d). City Population

https://www.citypopulation.de/en/canada/cities/yukon/
Thank You
Conti.

• Department of Finance (2020, July). Yukon Bureau of Statistics

https://yukon.ca/sites/yukon.ca/files/ybs/populationq1_2020.pdf
• N.A(n.d). Download, Census Profile, 2016 Census
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/pro
f/details/page_Download-Telecharger.cfm?Lang=E&Tab=1&Geo1=ER
&Code1=6010&Geo2=PR&Code2=60&SearchText=Yukon&SearchType
=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0
• N.A(n.d). City Population
https://www.citypopulation.de/en/canada/cities/yukon/