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The Yukon got its name from the Kutchin Indian name meaning "great river"
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What is Yukon Territory's provincial rank?
Yukon Territory not a province. It is, as its name suggests, a territory.
What is the name of the most recent territory?
Yukon territory
Is Alaska in the Yukon Territory?
No, the Yukon Territory is in Canada and takes its name from the Yukon river which flows through the territory and then into Alaska on its way to the Bering Sea.
When did Yukon territory change its name to Yukon?
On April 1, 2003.
What is the name of the most recent?
Yukon territory
What is the name of the territory next ta Alaska?
Yukon is next to Alaska. The Yukon is in Canada.
Whitehorse the capital of Canada's Yukon Territory derives its name from?
Rapids on the Yukon River.
Name the province and the territory that border Alaska?
British Columbia and the Yukon Territory.
What is abbreviation for Yukon Territory?
The abbreviation for Yukon Territory is YT.
Territory to the east of the Yukon?
Territory to the east of Yukon is Nunavut
What is the name of the name of the province located to the south of the Yukon Territory?
British Columbia
Is Yukon a city?
No, Yukon is not a city, it's a province. Sorry to say the Yukon is not a province but a territory and the capital of the Yukon is Whitehorse.
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