An administrative region in northwestern Canada. It is also translated as the Yukon Territory. Its area is 536,324 km2 and its population is 30,100 (1995). Nearly 70% of the population, or 15,000 people, live in the provincial capital, Whitehorse. The population is 53% British, 17% Native American, and the rest are of German, French, etc. The name of the territory comes from the Yukon River, which is an Native American word meaning "river." Most of the territory is mountainous and has a cold climate with only frost-free days for just under three months from June to August, so the economy relies on the mining of mineral resources. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
カナダ北西部の行政区。ユーコン準州とも訳される。面積53万6324km2,人口3万0100(1995)。人口の7割近い1万5000が州都ホワイトホースに住む。人口構成はイギリス系53%,インディアン17%のほかはドイツ系,フランス系など。準州名はユーコン川に由来するが,ユーコンとはインディアンの語で〈川〉を意味する。大半が山岳地帯で無霜日は6月から8月の3ヵ月弱という寒冷な気候であるため,経済は鉱物資源の採掘に頼っている。
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