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** By: Heather Knepp and Badiyah Fletcher **
 * Wonderfull Yukon Territory **

Four fun fact- > icefields in the world
 * at Yukon Territory is most yukoners have some type of British ancestry.
 * **there is Barren ground caribou** -185,000 **Moose** - 50,000 **People** - 31,881 **Mountain sheep** -25,000**Grizzly bears** - 10,000**Black bears** - 7,000 **Birds (species)** - 254 **Fish (species)** - 38.
 * in the rock massifs of the St. Elias Mountains is one of the largest non-polar
 * The Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, are caused by huge explosions on the surface of the sun that send out streams of charged particles that interact with the Earth's upper atmosphere.

Major landforms-
 * Whitehorse has been the capital of the Yukon ever since 1953. The community has began as a tent city for miners at the turn of the century and Whitehorse is also the largest city in the Yukon with over 22,000 residents.
 * The Klondike Gold Rush began in 1897 and attracted thousands of would be millionaires to the region. Dawson City was also the territorial capital until 1953 when it was moved to Whitehorse. The town is now one of the most tourist friendly.
 * **This town on the banks of the Pelly River was established in 1968 to support one of the world's largest lead-zinc mines. Can you name this mining town?**

major bodies of water - Kluane Lake is the **largest** lake in the **Yukon territory** The lake is also known for its whitefish and lake trout fishing.

Major Cites

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 * The capital of Yukon Territory is Whitehorse
 * Other major cities are :Dawson City, wich was founed by Joseph Ladue. Mayo was once a major gold mining city.

Climate


 * The climate in the Yukon Territory is cool in winter and warm in summer.Frequent tempetures for summer are 77 degrees, and for winter between 39 and 58 degrees. Its colder toward the north.In Whitehorse the coldest its ever been there is -81 degrees on Feb.3.1947.In winter when the sun sets you wont see it for a quater of the year.The hottest its ever been there was 97 degrees on June 14.1946. the average snowfall there is 4.7 feet, while the rain fall is on average 6.4 inches making it the driest city in Canada, and has been named one of the cities with the most comfortable climate.

Major Bodies of Water >
 * The largest body of water in the Yukon Territory is Kluane Lake. Bonaza creek has little significance, except thats where gold was located. and thats what sparked The Klondike Gold Rush.[[image:http://www.skytours.ch/gallery/travelhouse/header/alaska-yukon/yukon-territory/yukon-territory-1.jpg width="590" height="270" caption="http://www.skytours.ch/gallery/travelhouse/header/alaska-yukon/yukon-territory/yukon-territory-1.jpg"]]