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Dawson

Yukon, Canada

Also known as: Dawson City

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Last Updated: Apr 5, 2024 • Article History

Category: Geography & Travel

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Dawson, city, western Yukon, Canada. It lies at the confluence of the Klondike and Yukon rivers, near the boundary with the U.S. state of Alaska, 165 miles (265 km) south of the Arctic Circle. The community, named for George M. Dawson, the geologist-explorer, developed after the gold strike at nearby Bonanza Creek in 1896. During the height of the Klondike Gold Rush in 1898, Dawson’s population exceeded 30,000, only to be followed by a spectacular decline resulting from the exhaustion of the most readily accessible mines. The city’s position as the capital of Yukon, gained in 1898, was lost in ...(100 of 204 words)

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