Whitehorse, Yukon
Whitehorse (tot aurie population 27,889 as o 2013[3]) is the caipital, lairgest, an anerly ceety o Yukon an the lairgest ceety in northren Canadae. It wis incorporatit in 1950 an is locatit at kilometre 1426 on the Alaska Highway in soothren Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown an Riverdale auries occupee baith shores o the Yukon River, which oreeginates in Breetish Columbie an meets the Bering Sea in Alaska. The ceety wis namit efter the White Horse Rapids for thair resemblance tae the mane o a white horse, near Miles Canyon, afore the river wis dammed.
Whitehorse | |
|---|---|
| City of Whitehorse | |
 Downtown Whitehorse an Yukon River, Juin 2008 | |
| Eik-name(s): | |
| Motto(s): Our People, Our Strength | |
  Whitehorse Location o Whitehorse in Yukon  Whitehorse Whitehorse (Canadae) | |
| Coordinates: 60°43′N 135°03′W / 60.717°N 135.050°WCoordinates: 60°43′N 135°03′W / 60.717°N 135.050°W | |
| Kintra |  Canadae |
| Territory |  Yukon |
| Established | 1898 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Ceety Mayor | Dan Curtis |
| • Govrenin bouk | Whitehorse City Council |
| • MPs | Larry Bagnell |
| • MLAs | Ted Adel Nils Clarke Jeanie Dendys Paolo Gallina Elizabeth Hanson Scott Kent Tracy McPhee Richard Mostyn Ranj Pillai Elaine Taylor Kate White |
| Area | |
| • Ceety | 416.54 km2 (160.83 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 8488.91 km2 (3,277.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 670–1702 m (2200–5584 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Ceety | 23,276 |
| • Density | 55.9/km2 (145/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Whitehorser[2] |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Paceefic (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code(s) | 867 |
| NTS Map | 105D11 |
| GNBC Code | KABPC |
| Website | www.city.whitehorse.yk.ca |
Acause o the ceety's location in the Whitehorse valley, the climate is milder than comparable northren commonties sic as Yellowknife.[4] At this latitude winter days are short an simmer days hae up tae aboot 19 oors o daylicht.[5][6] Whitehorse, as reportit bi Guinness World Records, is the ceety wi the least air pollution in the warld.[7]
References
eedit- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 5 Mey 2016. Retrieved 29 Apryle 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ Demonyms—From coast to coast to coast - Language articles - Language Portal of Canada Archived 2014-08-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Yukon Bureau of Statistics Population Report 2013" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 16 Julie 2016. Retrieved 29 Apryle 2017.
- ↑ Pinard, Jean-Paul (September 2007). "Wind Climate of the Whitehorse Area". Arctic. 60 (3): 227–237. doi:10.14430/arctic215.
- ↑ Sunrise and sunset times in Whitehorse
- ↑ "Whitehorse". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived frae the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 25 Mairch 2011.
- ↑ Guinness World Records 2013, Page 036 (Hardcover edition). ISBN 9781904994879
Freemit airtins
eedit| Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Whitehorse, Yukon. |
Whitehorse travel guide frae Wikivoyage- City of Whitehorse Archived 2011-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Yukon Government Fact Page
- Commonty Profile Archived 2017-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Whitehorse, Yukon at Curlie
- History Project: NWT and Yukon Radio System, lairge collection o archival photos
