Yukon
geographical name
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Yu·kon
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˈyü-ˌkän 
                                                      
                                                          
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                                                      river 1979 miles (3185 kilometers) long in Yukon and Alaska flowing northwest and southwest into the Bering Sea   see lewes sense 1                                      
                
                    
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 or formerly Yukon Territory                                  
              
          
                                                      territory of northwestern Canada between Alaska and British Columbia bordering on the Arctic Ocean; capital Whitehorse area 205,345 square miles (531,843 square kilometers), population 33,897                                      
                
                    
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