a territory of NW Canada, on the Beaufort Sea, between the Northwest Territories and Alaska: arctic and mountainous, reaching 5959 m (19 550 ft) at Mount Logan, Canada's highest peak; mineral resources. Capital: Whitehorse. Pop: 33 897 (2011). Area: 536 327 sq km (207 076 sq miles)
Abbreviation: YT
Yukon in American English
(ˈjuˌkɑn)
1.
territory of NW Canada, east of Alas.: 186,661 sq mi (483,450 sq km); pop. 31,000; cap. Whitehorse
abbrev. YT: usually used with the: in full Yukon Territory
2.
river flowing through this territory & Alas. into the Bering Sea: 1,979 mi (3,185 km)