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Topic: Flag of the Yukon

	List of Canadian flags - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Union Flag defaced with the Coat of Arms of Nova Scotia, surrounded by a chain of green maple leafs.
		Flag of the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador
		Flag of Whitehorse, Yukon, the capital of the Yukon Territory.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Canadian_flags (1368 words)

	Yukon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Yukon or Yukon Territory or (usually) The Yukon is one of Canada's northern territories, in the country's extreme northwest.
		Yukon First Nations stories speak of all the animal and fish dying as a result.
		Yukon was one of eight jurisdictions in Canada to offer same-sex marriage before the passage of Canada's Civil Marriage Act, along with British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yukon (1579 words)

	Territories
		The flag was adopted by an ordinance of the Territorial Council on January 1, 1969.
		On the Yukon flag, the green represents the taiga forests, the white, the winter snows, and the blue, the northern waters.
		The fireweed was adopted as the floral emblem of the Yukon on November 16, 1957.
	www.fraser.cc /FlagsCan/Provinces/Territories.html (1854 words)

	YUKON FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Its ragged eastern boundary mostly follows the watershed between the Yukon Basin and the Mackenzie River watershed to the east in the Mackenzie mountains.
		The southern Yukon is dotted with a large number of large, long and narrow glacier-fed alpine lakes, most of which flow into the Yukon River system.
		The two main Yukon rivers flowing into the Mackenzie in the Northwest Territories are the Liard River in the southeast and the Peel River and its tributaries in the northeast.
	www.fandcproperties.com /Yukon (1402 words)

	Yukon, Canada - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		To the outsider the Yukon Territory remains inextricably associated with the rush for gold in the Klondike region at the end of the 19th century.
		The Yukon presents a major challenge to modern technology because of the existence of permanently frozen earth, known as permafrost, which lies just below the ground surface.
		The Yukon lies north of the 60th parallel of north latitude and partly within the Arctic Circle.
	www.galenfrysinger.com /yukon.htm (225 words)

	Yukon (Canada) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		[on 1 December 1967 according to Chris] The Yukon flag consists of three vertical panels: a central panel of white flanked by a green panel on the inner edge and a blue panel on the outer edge.
		The blue represents the Yukon's rivers and lakes, the green symbolizes the forests and white signifies snow.
		The design of the Yukon flag is fixed by sample flag held by the Territorial Government (who kindly sent me an example), and it is a tricolour of 2-3-2.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ca-yt.html (311 words)

	Encyclopedia: Flag of Yukon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Each flag shows the influence of the Americans who flooded into the territory in the early years, for, like many State flags, a circular seal is placed in the centre of a coloured field: blue for Whitehorse, yellow for Dawson.
		The H.B. Governor's flag replaced it as the company flag, and while it still marks operations in southern Canada, the Bay's northern stores were sold in 1987.
		This is the flag of the Yukon Territory, Canada.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Flag-of-Yukon (190 words)

	KidZone Geography - Yukon
		The Yukon Territory is bordered on the Western side by the U.S. state of Alaska.
		The flag of the Yukon was adopted in 1967 as the result of a territory wide design contest.
		The official bird of the Yukon is the raven (Falco rusticolus).
	www.kidzone.ws /geography/yukon (254 words)

	Eureka4you.com - Yukon - The Klondike (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This is the flag of the Yukon territory.
		For the Yukon Territory, the floral emblem is the magenta-purple fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium), which by late July covers the hills and roadsides.
		The Yukon tartan, the lazulite (gemstone) and the common raven.
	www.eureka4you.com /yk/ykindex.htm (163 words)

	List of flags - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The images of national flags are originally based on the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook, though most of the flags have had their colours improved and many have been resized to their proper ratios.
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		Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /l/li/list_of_flags.html (207 words)

	The Yukon Territory
		Yukon Coat of Arms - The Yukon Coat of Arms is a red, blue, gold and white shield surmounted by a malamute (or husky) standing on a mound of snow.
		Yukon Flag - The Yukon flag consists of three vertical panels: a central panel of white flanked by a green panel on the inner edge and a blue panel on the outer edge.
		The Yukon is large enough to hold the states of California, Arizona, Delaware and West Virginia.
	www.questconnect.org /ak_yukon.htm (592 words)

	flag of Yukon Territory (Canada) flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de
		The Yukon flag is the product of a territory-wide design competition sponsored by the Whitehorse branch of the Royal Canadian Legion as part of Canada's 1967 centennial year celebrations.
		Lambert had just graduated from the drafting program at the Yukon Vocational and Technical Training Centre (now Yukon College) and was motivated by his keen interest in art and his knowledge of the Yukon.
		The Yukon Coat of Arms appears on the central panel framed by two stems of fireweed, the territory's floral emblem.
	www.nationalflaggen.de /flags-of-the-world/flags/ca-yt.html (395 words)

	Yukon - Flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Of the 137 design submissions, this design, one of ten submitted by Yukoner Lynn Lambert, was selected by the judges as the best representation of the Yukon Territory.
		Centred on the white panel and supported by a frame of fireweed (the official flower of Yukon) is the Coat of Arms.
		Centred on the cross is a 'roundel in vair', representing the importance of fur trade in early Yukon history.
	www3.sympatico.ca /goweezer/canada/flagYUK.htm (209 words)

	Territory Clipart Illustrations. 90 Territory clip art drawings available to search from over 15 royalty free ...
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	Canadian Flag - World Flags 101 - Yukon Territory Flags
		The Yukon coat of arms is in the center of the white stripe and flag.
		The blue stripe symbolizes the Yukon's rivers and lakes and the green symbolizes the territory’s forests.
		The flag was adopted on Dec. 1, 1967.
	www.worldflags101.com /canada/yukon.aspx (312 words)

	Yukon Territory, flag of -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Canadian territorial flag that is a vertically striped tricolour of green, white, and blue, with the Yukon coat of arms and floral emblem in the centre.
		The flag was adopted by the Territorial Council in 1967.
		Canadian territorial flag consisting of vertical blue-white-blue stripes and the shield of the territorial coat of arms on its wide central stripe.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9105897 (836 words)

	Yukon Territory - Canada4Life.Ca
		The Yukon is named after the Yukon river, which flows through the territory.
		The flag of the Yukon Territory was adopted in 1967.
		The wavy lines represent the Yukon's rivers and the malamute dog was an important part of the territory's history.
	canada4life.ca /provinces.php?prov=11 (116 words)

	Yukon Territory
		The flag of the Yukon Territories has three coloured panels: the green stands for the forests, the white for the snow and the blue for the Northern waters.
		The Yukon Territory bird symbol is the Common Raven.
		The Yukon coat of arms is on their flag.
	sd71.bc.ca /Sd71/Edulinks/Canada/ytindex.htm (466 words)

	Yukon at a Glance - The Yukon Flag - Government of Yukon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Yukon at a Glance - The Yukon Flag - Government of Yukon
		Government of Yukon > Yukon at a Glance > The Yukon Flag
		The Yukon flag consists of three vertical panels: a central panel of white flanked by a green panel on the inner edge and a blue panel on the outer edge.
	www.gov.yk.ca /yukonglance/flag.html (216 words)

	Flag of the Yukon - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Flag of the Yukon - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Flag of the Yukon contains research on
		Flag of the Yukon, Yukon and Flags of Canada.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Flag_of_Yukon (134 words)

	CBC North - Yukon losing 'flag of convenience' status (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Whitehorse lawyers say the Yukon is losing business because of outdated corporate laws and they want the government to amend legislation to make the territory more attractive to international business corporations.
		The Yukon's Corporation Act used to be one of the most business friendly laws in Canada.
		The Yukon lawyers believe scandals, like those involving the American corporations Enron and Worldcom, have left the territory's bureaucrats with little appetite to change the rules.
	www.cbc.ca /north/story/yukon-lawyers-09022006.html (654 words)

	yukon_emblems
		The main colors of the Yukon flag are green, white and blue.
		The coat of arms is in the center of the flag.
		The two red triangles (peaks) are for the mountains in the Yukon.
	www.sd6.bc.ca /apes/OCanada/Emblems/yukon_emblem.htm (205 words)

	Canadian Provinces - Yukon Flag
		The green panel represents the Taiga forests, the white is for snow and the blue is for the sea.
		On the center panel is the provincial flower, the fireweed, and the Cross of St. George on the top with wavy blue and white lines for creeks and rivers.
		The flag was designed by Lynn Lambert who won a contest during Canada’s Centennial Year.
	www.anyflag.com /country/canada/yukon.php (172 words)

	yukon territory canada flag and description
		The flag of the Yukon Territory was officially adopted in 1967.
		The green panel is symbolic of the indigenous Taiga forests; the white panel is symbolic of winter snows, and the blue symbolic of the northern waters.
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	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/flags/countrys/namerica/canada/yukon.htm (190 words)

	Library: Canada Facts: Yukon
		Above the Arctic Circle (latitude 66o north), the Yukon is known as "the land of the midnight sun" because for three months in summer, sunlight is almost continuous.
		In winter, however, darkness sets in and the light of day is not seen for a quarter of the year.
		Temperatures in the Yukon are usually more extreme than those experienced in the southern provinces of Canada, for example the average temperature in Whitehorse in January is -18.7.
	library.educationworld.net /canadafacts/yk_qfacts.html (231 words)

	Information about Canada FDC: 17¢ Yukon Flag: Flags of Canada Series (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		With the discovery of gold in 1873, settlements were established along the Yukon and Stewart Rivers.
		Thousands of gold seekers swarmed into the Yukon from all over Canada and the United States, and the rough-and-ready reputation of the territory began to spread throughout the world.
		But the Yukon will continue to grow and to prosper, because its rich lands have the resources that the more developed lands to the east and south need: lead, zinc, copper, nickel, asbestos, cadmium, tungsten, coal, gold, and silver are but a few of the resources that the Yukon has in abundance.
	www.unicover.com /EA4NC66O.HTM (472 words)

	Forestry - Forestry - Energy, Mines and Resources - Government of Yukon
		Applications for and allocation of wood and timber permits on Yukon land are handled by Client Services and Inspection District offices of EMR.
		Fire protection and fire management planning (including Fire Smart) is the responsibility of the Department of Community Services.
		For more information on Yukon forest management click on any of the links to the right or contact us.
	www.emr.gov.yk.ca /forestry (264 words)

	Yukon Flags
		These Yukon flags are printed on a high tech silky looking knitted polyester fabric.
		It is a much superior Yukon flag product compared to the printed polyester flags sold by our competitors.
		Yukon stick flag 4 inch x 6 inch, mounted on a 10 inch plastic stick.
	www.united-states-flag.com /yukon.html (227 words)

	yukon flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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	www.yukon-information.com /yukon-xl-denali/yukon-flag.html (169 words)

	Library: Canada Facts: Yukon
		The Yukon Legislative Assembly consists of 17 elected members and functions in much the same way as a provincial legislature.
		As a territory, the Yukon does not have full provincial status, although it achieved a style of government similar to that of the provinces in 1979.
		In 1993, the Council for Yukon Indians, the Government of Canada and the Yukon Territorial Government signed an Umbrella Final Agreement that sets out the terms for final land claim settlements in the Territory.
	library.educationworld.net /canadafacts/yk_government.html (258 words)

	Yukon at a Glance - Government of Yukon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Yukon at a Glance does what it says it will do.
		As well, there are specific links to the symbols of the Yukon: the Yukon floral emblem, coat of arms, flag, official gemstone, official bird and tartan.
		So spend some time and give us a glance, and when youâre finished, you may want to visit some of the links on the Yukon Government homepage, links that will give you a tour through the territory and will even give you a road report in the process.
	www.gov.yk.ca /yukonglance/index.html (148 words)

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