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Mount Logan, at 5,959 m (19,551 ft), is Canada's highest peak and the second-highest in North America. Located in Kluane National Park and Reserve in Yukon's Saint Elias Mountains, the mountain was named after Canadian geologist Sir William Edmond Logan. Its first ascent was accomplished in 1925 by...

Ivvavik National Park protects nearly 3,700 square kilometers of Arctic wilderness in Yukon, Canada. Established in 1984 as part of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement, it represents the nation's first national park arising from an Indigenous land claim. The park encompasses tundra, coastal areas, and mi...

Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs is a geothermal bathing facility located approximately 28 kilometers from Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory of Canada. The complex occupies the historical site of Takhini Hot Springs, a location known for its naturally heated mineral waters. Visitors can access outdoor poo...

Mount Lucania is the third-highest peak in Canada at 5,226 m (17,146 ft), located in the Saint Elias Mountains of the Yukon Territory near the border with Alaska. It was named after the RMS Lucania, an ocean liner, by the Duke of the Abruzzi during his 1897 expedition to the region. The first ascent...

The Marsh Lake Wetlands are a network of shallow-water and marsh environments located along Marsh Lake in the southern Yukon Territory, Canada. This area functions as a crucial spring staging habitat for migratory birds, most notably hosting thousands of trumpeter and tundra swans during their annua...

Mount Steele is the fifth highest mountain in Canada at 5,067 meters (16,624 feet), located in the Saint Elias Mountains of Yukon Territory within Kluane National Park and Reserve. It was named in 1900 after Sir Sam Steele, a prominent figure in the North-West Mounted Police. Despite its significant...

King Peak is the fourth highest mountain in Canada, standing at 5,173 meters (16,972 feet) in the Saint Elias Mountains of Yukon Territory. Located within Kluane National Park and Reserve, it was named after William King, a Canadian surveyor. The mountain was first successfully climbed in 1952 by an...

Takhini Hot Springs is a commercial geothermal facility located in the Yukon Territory of Canada, roughly 30 kilometers from Whitehorse. It features two interconnected outdoor pools where visitors can soak year-round in naturally heated mineral water sourced from underground springs. The site is wid...

The Indian River Esker is a glaciofluvial ridge near Ontario's Indian River spillway, notable for its exposed stratified gravel and history of aggregate extraction.

Vuntut National Park is a protected area in northern Yukon, Canada, adjoining Ivvavik National Park and the border with Alaska. Established in 1995 as part of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Final Agreement, it protects portions of the Old Crow Flats wetlands and surrounding northern landscape. The...

White Fang (1991) is a Disney adventure film directed by Randal Kleiser and starring Ethan Hawke as Jack Conroy, a young man in the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush. Adapted from Jack London's 1906 novel, it follows Jack's relationship with White Fang, an animal with both wolf and dog ancestry, a...

The Call of the Wild is a 2020 adventure film directed by Chris Sanders and adapted from Jack London’s 1903 novel. Harrison Ford plays John Thornton, while Buck, a domesticated dog taken from California, becomes involved in the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush. Buck was created primarily through...