Wanderlust World Wanderlust World Yukon is the ninth largest of Canada's ten provinces and three territories, representing 4.8 percent of Canada's total land area. The Yukon's Mount Logan in the St. Elias Mountains in Kluane Park is the highest point in Canada, with an elevation of 5,959 meters (about 19,551 feet) above sea level.
The capital of the Yukon is Whitehorse, with a population of 25,690 as of December, 2009.
Rich Yukon culture includes its First Nations and Francophone heritage, with First Nations museums and heritage centers devoted to cultural preservation.
Former gold rush boom town Dawson City is a National Historic Site.
Hunting and fishing are common pastimes. Fish species include whitefish, five species of salmon and nine different game fish.
The focus in mining has shifted to undeveloped deposits that include the world's second-largest undeveloped iron ore deposit and one of the largest undeveloped zinc-lead deposits. The fur trade is the oldest industry, and trapping remains economically significant. Tourism constitutes the largest private employer sector.