Whitehorse (English spelling)

Japanese: ホワイトホース(英語表記)Whitehorse
Whitehorse (English spelling)
The capital of the Yukon Territory, Canada. It is located near the rapids of the upper Yukon River. It was a distribution center for fur animals, but a settlement was established during the Klondike Gold Rush (1897-98), and developed as the terminus of Yukon River shipping and railroads. It is still a key transportation point along the Alaska Highway and an air route hub. It became the provincial capital in 1952. It is the headquarters of the Yukon Mounted Police. The MacBride Museum in the city displays artifacts from the pioneer era, and many log houses remain. Copper was mined here from 1900 to 1920, and during World War II, there was a refinery for crude oil delivered by pipeline from the Northwest Territories. In 1958, a hydroelectric dam was built on the rapids of the Yukon River. The population changes seasonally, with large influxes of tourists and mining and construction workers in the summer. Population: 17,925 (1991).

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Japanese:
カナダ,ユーコン准州の州都。ユーコン川上流部の早瀬の近くに位置する。毛皮獣の集散地だったが,クロンダイク地方のゴールド・ラッシュ期 (1897~98) に集落ができ,ユーコン川舟運および鉄道の終点として発展。現在も,アラスカハイウェー沿いの交通の要地で,航空路の結節点。 1952年州都となる。カナダ騎馬警察隊のユーコン准州本部がある。市内のマクブライド博物館には,開拓時代の遺物が陳列されているほか,丸太造の家屋も多数残存。 1900~20年の間,銅の採掘が行われたほか,第2次世界大戦中には,ノースウェスト准州からパイプラインで送られる原油の精製工場もあった。 58年,ユーコン川の早瀬に水力発電用ダムが建設された。人口は季節的に変化し,夏には観光客のほか鉱業,建設業関係者が大量に流入する。人口1万 7925 (1991) 。

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