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The
Yukon Territory is part of Canada, bordered to the west by Alaska,
USA and to the east by the Northwest Territory.
The
Yukon’s vast empty land stretches from a southern boundary
with British Columbia, beyond the Arctic Circle, to the Beaufort
Sea in the far north. Most of the Territory’s 30,000 residents
live in the capital city of Whitehorse.
Dawson
City (summer pop. 3500, winter pop. 2000) is situated at the confluence
of the Klondike and Yukon Rivers. It is an international tourism
destination with a full range of attractions and services. Dawson
was home to over 40,000 people at the height of the Klondike Gold
Rush in 1898 and is the Yukon’s former capital. The spirit
of the town’s rich past endures today.
Dawson
is 536 km (333 mi) northwest of Whitehorse — approximately
5.5 hrs driving on a good road or 2 hours by scheduled airline flight
en route to Fairbanks Alaska.
KIAC
is located in downtown Dawson, at the corner of 2nd Ave
and Princess St. You can’t miss us.
Please
see Useful Links for more information.
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