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| − | '''Whitehorse''' is the administrative capital of the [[Yukon Territory]]. In 2006 the population was 22,898 and it accounts for nearly 75% of the population of territory. <ref>[http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=990__&Geo2=PR&Code2=60&Data=Count&SearchText=Whitehorse&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All 2006 Canadian Census]</ref> Whitehorse is located on the route of the Alaska Highway and is at the terminus of the White Pass and Yukon Route Railway. Whitehorse was founded in 1898 as a trading post and staging center for the Klondike Gold Rush. Despite it's northerly location, like most of the Yukon, Whitehorse has a dry subarctic climate, and can be warmer in the winters than some Canadian prairies cities. | + | '''Whitehorse''' is the administrative capital of the [[Yukon Territory]]. In 2006 the population was 22,898 and it accounts for nearly 75% of the population of territory.<ref>[http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=990__&Geo2=PR&Code2=60&Data=Count&SearchText=Whitehorse&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All 2006 Canadian Census]</ref> Whitehorse is located on the route of the Alaska Highway and is at the terminus of the White Pass and Yukon Route Railway. Whitehorse was founded in 1898 as a trading post and staging center for the Klondike Gold Rush. Despite it's northerly location, like most of the Yukon, Whitehorse has a dry subarctic climate, and can be warmer in the winters than some Canadian prairies cities. |
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| − | [[Category : Canadian Cities and Towns]] | + | [[Category:Canadian Cities and Towns]] |
| − | [[Category : Yukon Territory]] | + | [[Category:Yukon Territory]] |
| − | [[Category : Pacific Northwest]] | + | [[Category:Pacific Northwest]] |
| − | [[Category : Regions of Western Canada]] | + | [[Category:Regions of Western Canada]] |
| − | [[Category : Canadian Geography]] | + | [[Category:Canadian Geography]] |
| − | [[Category : Canada]] | + | [[Category:Canada]] |
| − | [[Category : Geography]] | + | [[Category:Geography]] |
Latest revision as of 21:42, July 13, 2016
Whitehorse is the administrative capital of the Yukon Territory. In 2006 the population was 22,898 and it accounts for nearly 75% of the population of territory.[1] Whitehorse is located on the route of the Alaska Highway and is at the terminus of the White Pass and Yukon Route Railway. Whitehorse was founded in 1898 as a trading post and staging center for the Klondike Gold Rush. Despite it's northerly location, like most of the Yukon, Whitehorse has a dry subarctic climate, and can be warmer in the winters than some Canadian prairies cities.