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Highway the Ice Field Is Believed to Reach 700 Metres in Markers Yukon Geography Land Area 478,970 km2 Freshwater Area 4,480 km2 REPORT WILDFIRES The Yukon represents 4.8% of Canada’s total land area and is the eighth largest province or 1-888-798-3473 (FIRE) territory. Within the territory, 20 mountain peaks Herschel Island – exceed 3,000 metres. Mount Logan, the tallest Qikiqtaruk at 5,959 metres, is also the fastest growing Territorial Park • Give the location of the YUKON mountain in the world. The largest, non-polar ice fire in relation to roads, field in the world is in the St. Elias Mountains. lakes, creeks or highway The ice field is believed to reach 700 metres in markers. HIGHWAY MAP depth and feed glaciers up to 30 kilometres long. Road Reports & Ferry Information • Report if there are any Population people or properties in Yukon Highways: 511 or (867) 456-ROAD Alaska Marine Highway System: immediate danger. 511yukon.ca 1-800-642-0066 (Figures from 2018) Yukon ............. 40,483 Drive BC: 1-800-550-4997 www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs Beaver Creek ............111 Burwash Landing ....107 drivebc.ca Dempster Highway & Ferry Reports: Carcross .................. 506 Carmacks ................ 564 Yukon.ca/emergencies Alaska State Highways: 1-866-282-7577 1-800-661-0750 Dawson City ........ 2,323 Destruction Bay ........56 Town of Inuvik dempsterhighway.com www.inuvik.ca 511.alaska.gov Faro ...........................413 Haines Junction ....960 Marsh Lake ...............679 Mayo .........................514 Mount Lorne ............437 Old Crow ................ 265 Pelly Crossing ..........387 Ross River ...............405 Tagish ........................275 Teslin .........................521 Watson Lake .........1,497 Whitehorse .........30,411 Dàadzàii Vàn YUKON MARINE DISTRESS SYSTEM - Marine VHF Radio Guide Old Crow Flats Territorial Park Other ...........................52 Special Management Area 476 766, VHF MARINE CHANNEL 16 VHF MARINE CHANNEL 16 IS THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRESS, SAFETY & CALLING 19 Emblems and Symbols ONLY CHANNEL. In most Yukon waterways, this channel is monitored by other boaters. IN ALL AREAS CHANNEL 16 IS YOUR FIRST CHOICE IN A The official bird of the Yukon is Lapierre House DISTRESS SITUATION. the raven. This large intelligent Outside of the Yukon Southern Lakes Region, if you are in a distress KWS Kluane Wildlife Sanctuary situation and cannot raise another boater on Channel 16, check the bird is one of the few that live in list below for the EMERGENCY ONLY channel for your location. the territory year-round. These are approximate coverage areas using a 25w mobile and a POPULATION OF SETTLEMENTS good VHF Marine Antenna. Yukon (37,642) - June, 2016 Our floral USE CHANNEL # emblem is the JOHNSON’S CROSSING, MOST AREAS OF 9 Fireweed. Most TESLIN LAKE, MOST OF UPPER TESLIN RIVER 26 LAKE LABERGE AND PARTS OF NEARBY YUKON RIVER 9 28,012 commonly found in old burns MOST OF KLUANE, KATHLEEN, DEZADEASH & ATLIN Ni’iinlii Njìk 9 and open meadows, Fireweed’s (Fishing Branch) LAKES. MOST OF SOUTHERN TAKU ARM Territorial Park magenta blooms abound from Whitehorse Radio (Action Answering in Whitehorse) monitors this system and will relay a distress message to the RCMP. The channels mid-July to mid-September. (9, 24, and 26) are for emergency use only. Lazulite, the official gemstone, NEVER USE CHANNEL 16 FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN DISTRESS, is a rare, azure blue, semi- SAFETY OR CALLING. ONCE YOU HAVE ESTABLISHED CONTACT YOU MUST MOVE TO ANOTHER CHANNEL SUCH AS 68,69, ETC. precious gemstone, found Habitat Protection Like any electronics, this system is subject to unplanned and unforeseen fail- INDEX TO SETTLEMENTS in remote northeast Yukon. Area ures. Your coverage will vary considerably depending on local terrain and the Atlin, BC .......................F- 7 Fireside, BC..................F-10 Pelly Crossing ..............D- 5 type of radio equipment you have. Weather Radio 1 (162.550MHz) Tagish, Beaver Creek ...............D- 3 Fort Liard, NWT............E-12 Ross River....................E- 7 The name is derived from Southern Lakes & Weather Radio 2 (162.400MHz) Whitehorse area. For more information on the Marine Distress System, visit www.ypss.ca or www.yara.ca. Bennett, BC..................F- 6 Fort McPherson............B- 6 Skagway, AK ................F- 6 the Arabic word “laza”, which Burwash Landing..........E- 4 Fort Nelson, BC............F-12 Stewart .........................D- 4 means heaven. Carcross .......................E- 6 Haines, AK ...................F- 6 Stewart Crossing..........D- 5 YEC Carmacks .....................D- 5 Haines Junction............E- 5 Tagish...........................E- 6 The sub-alpine fir (Abies Cassiar, BC ..................F- 9 Inuvik, NWT..................A- 7 Teslin ............................E- 7 Champagne..................E- 5 Johnson’s Crossing ......E- 7 Tsiigehtchic ..................B- 7 lasiocarpa) was selected as Coal River, BC..............F-10 Keno City......................D- 6 Tuktoyaktuk, NWT ........A- 7 Yukon’s official tree in 2001. Dawson City .................C- 4 Klukshu.........................E- 5 Tungsten, NWT.............E- 9 Destruction Bay ............E- 4 MacMillan Pass ............D- 9 Upper Liard...................E- 9 Ask for more information about Eagle Pains ..................B- 5 Mayo.............................D- 6 Watson Lake.................E- 9 Elsa ..............................D- 6 Minto.............................D- 5 Whitehorse ...................E- 6 the Yukon flag, Coat of Arms Faro ..............................D- 7 Old Crow ......................B- 4 and Tartan at the visitor 100 Miles = 160.9344 Kilometres. Mileage chart based on all-Yukon Routes using paved roads when possible. Robert Campbell Highway #4 and Canol Road #6 were not used because of uncertain road conditions. information centre. For 24 hour road report please call (867) 456-7623 or from Yukon communities call toll free 1-877-456-7623. Typical Hours of Daylight Forty Mile Whitehorse Dawson ? January 6.0 4.5 DawsonCity February 8.0 7.0 March 10.5 10.0 DDHAW CHO S i April 13.5 13.5 x t 27 y 181, 638 466 108 357 717 1422 992 447 537 970 581 340 1403 589 589 214 536 200 459 182 44, May 16.0 17.0 M 112 396 290 67 222 446 884 616 278 334 602 361 211 872 366 366 133 333 124 285 113 i l e Minto 172 530 609 969 1855 354 191 789 1402 539 298 1655 841 841 636 788 632 892 456 R Bridge 107 329 378 602 1152 220 119 490 871 335 185 1028 523 523 395 490 393 554 283 June 18.0 20.0 iv e r 358 437 797 1683 526 19 617 1 230 367 126 1483 669 669 464 616 460 720 284 July 19.0 21.0 Moose 222 272 495 1045 327 12 383 764 228 78 921 416 416 288 383 286 447 176 249 609 1369 884 339 429 917 473 232 1295 481 481 106 428 147 406 74 Creek 33 August 17.0 18.0 53, 155 378 851 549 211 267 570 294 144 805 299 299 66 266 91 252 46 360 1574 834 418 180 1121 552 311 1046 232 232 355 179 351 611 175 September 14.0 14.5 224 978 518 260 112 696 343 193 650 144 144 221 111 218 379 109 1934 474 778 533 1481 912 671 766 234 568 715 181 711 971 535 October 11.5 11.0 1201 295 483 331 920 567 417 476 145 353 444 112 442 603 332 2209 1664 1754 453 1798 15 57 2620 1806 1806 1475 1753 1222 963 1399 November 8.5 8.0 1372 1034 1090 281 1117 967 1628 1122 1122 917 1089 759 598 869 545 1007 1756 893 652 1240 708 1042 990 655 986 1246 810 North Macmillan R 339 626 1091 555 405 771 440 647 615 407 613 774 503 December 6.0 5.0 598 1211 348 107 1464 650 650 445 597 441 701 265 372 752 216 66 910 404 404 277 371 274 435 165 Macmillan River 1301 732 491 1226 412 69 535 352 531 791 355 South River 808 455 305 762 256 43 332 219 330 491 221 Converting from Macmillan 1345 1104 2167 1353 1353 1023 1300 770 510 946 836 686 1346 841 841 635 808 478 317 588 TEZRĀ DDHǞW 241 1598 784 784 579 731 575 835 399 150 993 487 487 360 454 357 519 248 Imperial to Metric 1357 543 543 338 490 334 594 158 843 337 337 210 304 208 369 98 179, Tetl’ámǟn 920 1254 1401 867 1397 1657 1221 It’s easier than you think! 111 572 779 871 539 868 1029 759 ? Tetę Mǟn 440 587 53 583 843 407 If you’ve travelled through southern Canada on 273 365 33 362 524 253 587 387 583 843 407 your way to the Yukon, no doubt you’ve already 365 240 362 524 253 534 253 512 180 purchased your gas in litres or your apples in 332 157 318 112 69, 112 530 790 354 43 330 491 220 kilograms. If you’re still wondering how metric 180, 259 176 measures compare with the imperial system, per- 161 110 436 Asi Keyi 271 haps the charts below will help you figure it all out. (park awaiting 172, designation) 107 FROM MULTIPLY BY TO GET miles 1.6093 kilometres KWS kilometres 0.6214 miles 19, Braeburn 12 feet 0.3048 metres McNeil L 370, 230 175, metres 3.2808 feet 224, 109 U.K. gallons 4.5460 litres 139 107, U.S. gallons 3.7853 litres KWS 66 Nałasìn litres 0.2201 U.K. gallons Hîni 158, ? 98 ? litres 0.2642 U.S. gallons River Ghúch pounds 0.4536 kilograms 74, 46 Johnsons kilograms 2.2046 pounds Crossing Kusawa 176, ? °F to °Celsius: Subtract 32 then multiply by 5/9ths. Territorial 110 259, Park 161 °C to °Fahrenheit: Multiply by 9/5ths and add 32. Agay Mene Nugget (park awaiting SHÀ City ? designation) TLÉN Tagish KWS L 182, Alaska Marine Highway 66 241, 113 106, Ferry Information 150 The Alaska Marine Highway makes up a large part of our ‘highway system’ and is a route so special it has been designated National Scenic Byway and an All American Road, the only marine route with this designation.
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