Yukon
geographical nameDefinition of Yukon
1
river 1979 miles (3185 kilometers) long in Yukon and Alaska flowing northwest and southwest into the Bering Sea — see lewes sense 1
2
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