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60.752778-137.506667

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Whitehorse, Yukon

316m

60.717222222222-135.05583333333

SS Klondike

A sternwheeler paddleboat, turned into a museum.

1.2km

60.71333333-135.0475

Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre

A research and exhibition facility tells the story of Beringia, a 3200-km landmass which stretched from the Kolyma River in Siberia to the MacKenzie River in Canada during the Pleistocene era. Archeologists and paleontologists believe this non-glaciated crossing played a crucial role in the migrations of many animals and humans between Asia and the Americas.

2.4km

60.708662-135.0788

Miles Canyon Basalts

The Miles Canyon Basalts are volcanic rocks exposed and easily accessible at Miles Canyon on the Yukon River south of Whitehorse. The former White Horse Rapids (now a hydroelectric generating site) represented the head of navigation for paddle-wheel river boats which could proceed no further. The townsite of Closeleigh (now the City of Whitehorse) was chosen because of this obstacle to navigation.

4.6km

60.66150278-135.02851111
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Whitehorse

Whitehorse is the capital of the Yukon.

Whitehorse's Yukon Arts Centre offers all varieties of shows and artists and includes an art gallery.

Whitehorse is located at kilometre 1,425 (Historic Mile 918) of the Alaska Highway and is framed by three nearby mountains: Grey Mountain to the east, Mount Sumanik to the northwest and Golden Horn Mountain to the south. The rapids which were the namesake of the city have disappeared under Miles Canyon and Schwatka Lake, formed by the construction of a hydroelectricity dam in 1958. Whitehorse is currently the 64th largest city in Canada by area. The city limits present a near rectangular shape orientated in a NW-SE direction.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

-12.1°C-20.4
Precipitation: 0.2 mm

Feb

-6.6°C-17
Precipitation: 0.1 mm

Mar

0.3°C-12.3
Precipitation: 0.1 mm

Apr

8.5°C-4.9
Precipitation: 2.2 mm

May

15.3°C0.7
Precipitation: 15.1 mm

Jun

20.4°C5.9
Precipitation: 33.4 mm

Jul

21.6°C8.5
Precipitation: 39.6 mm

Aug

19.5°C6.6
Precipitation: 36.2 mm

Sep

12.8°C2.1
Precipitation: 29.7 mm

Oct

4.3°C-3.4
Precipitation: 9.9 mm

Nov

-6.2°C-13.4
Precipitation: 0.8 mm

Dec

-9.1°C-17.3
Precipitation: 0.1 mm
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