The geology of Yukon includes sections of ancient Precambrian Proterozoic rock from the western edge of the proto-North American continent Laurentia, with several different island arc terranes added through the Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic, driving volcanism, pluton formation and sedimentation.[1]
^Israel, Steve; et al. (30 November 2021). Overview of Yukon Geology(PDF). Yukon Territories. pp. 1–20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2019.
Yukon is in the northwestern corner of Canada and is bordered by Alaska, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories. The sparsely populated territory...
2017). "10Be dating of late Pleistocene megafloods and Cordilleran Ice Sheet retreat in the northwestern United States". Geology. 45 (7): 583–586. doi:10...
north of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and south from approximately the southwestern third of the Yukon Territory. This included all of mainland British Columbia...
northwestern British Columbia, Canada to the centre of the U.S. state of Alaska. It represents the Yukon continuum between the Rocky Mountain Trench in the...
Saskatchewan GeologyofYukon Wallace, Stewart W. (1948). GeologyOf Canada. The Encyclopedia of Canada. Vol. III. Toronto: University Associates of Canada...
Cache Creek Melange) is a geologic terrane in British Columbia and southern Yukon, Canada. The Cache Creek Terrane consists of Carboniferous to Lower Jurassic...
Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. From its source in British Columbia, it flows through Canada's territory ofYukon (itself...
This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Yukon, Canada. Paleontology portal Canada portal Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database...
more common basaltic lava flows found throughout the Yukon and are very uncommon in the geological record. This lava, known as olivine nephelinite, is...
northwest–southeast valley extending through Yukon, Canada. It is a prominent topographic lineament along the northern extension of the Northern Rocky Mountain Trench...
nature, and origin of Neogene–Quaternary magmatism in the northern Cordilleran volcanic province, Canada" (PDF). Geological Society of America Bulletin...
The geologyofYukon and geologyof Alaska formed in part due to the accretion of island arcs and continental terranes onto the western margin of North...
of the Yukon River Basin lies in Canada, with the other half occupying space in Alaska. The Yukon River Basin is made up of many different geological...
also tentatively correlated with parts of the Yukon–Tanana Terrane in Yukon (Aishihik Lake area), parts of the Taku terrane in southeast Alaska, and undivided...
The history of the Yukon covers the period from the arrival of Paleo-Indians through the Beringia land bridge approximately 20,000 years ago. In the 18th...
component highways are British Columbia Highway 97, Yukon Highway 1, and Alaska Route 2. An informal system of historic mileposts developed over the years to...
a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region ofYukon, in north-western Canada, between 1896 and 1899. Gold was discovered there...
geologic formation in Yukon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Tonian period. Earth sciences portal Canada portal Paleontology portal List of fossiliferous...
The Goz Siltstone Formation is a geologic formation in Yukon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ediacaran period. Earth sciences portal Canada portal...
The Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge is a protected wetland area in the U.S. state of Alaska. It encompasses most of the Yukon Flats, a vast wetland...
The Ettrain Formation is a geologic formation in Yukon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period. Earth sciences portal Canada portal...
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