Yukon
Yukon is a land of rocky mountains. Its rough landscape includes boreal forests, alpine meadows, and tundra.
- Location: Northern Canada
- Size: Approximately 482,443 square kilometers
- Population: Approximately 42,000
- Capital City: Whitehorse
- Flora and Fauna: Common flora includes white spruce, trembling aspen, alpine forget-me-nots, and wildflowers like fireweed and arctic lupine. Fireweed is the official plant of Yukon. Wildlife in Yukon includes grizzly bears, black bears, wolves, moose, Dall sheep, and a variety of bird species like bald eagles and northern harriers. The official animal of Yukon is the Yukon Moose.
- Places of attraction: Kluane National Park and Reserve (Haines Junction), Whitehorse Waterfront (Whitehorse), and the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (Dawson City) are some places to visit in this territory of Canada.
List of Provinces and Territories of Canada
List of Provinces and Territories of Canada: Canada is comprised of 10 provinces and 3 territories. Canada is the second-largest country in the world by land area. Although provinces and territories of Canada are both sub-national divisions, they differ in constitutional status, autonomy, representation in Parliament, population, size, government structure, and resource control.
Provinces have more autonomy, larger populations, and control over their resources, while territories have less autonomy, smaller populations, and limited control over resources. Together these regions contribute to the diverse cultural, geographical, and economic landscape of the nation.
In this article, we will look into the list of provinces and territories of Canada along with their capital cities.
Table of Content
- About Provinces and Territories of Canada
- List of Provinces and Territories of Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- Northwest Territories
- Nunavut
- Yukon