Yukon River
Britishnoun
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In 2022, 80% fewer king salmon returned to the Yukon River than the 30-year average and 90% fewer chum salmon returned to western Alaska.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2024
The 38 mushers will trace a course across two mountain ranges, the frozen Yukon River and along the ice-covered Bering Sea.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
The Yukon, which takes place in July, will see him kayak down the Yukon River from Whitehorse in Canada through the Arctic Circle to Dalton Highway Bridge in Alaska in the US.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2023
This month, the East Fork Fire threatened the 600-person Indigenous Yup’ik village of St. Mary’s, which lies near the mouth of Yukon River and is reachable only by boat or bush plane.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2022
This ice-free corridor ran down the Yukon River Valley and along the eastern side of the Canadian Rockies.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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