Yukon–British Columbia border

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The Yukon–British Columbia border is the interprovincial and territorial boundary in northwestern Canada separating the territory of Yukon from the province of British Columbia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf internal political border of Canada
interprovincial and territorial boundary
adjacentTo Alaska–Yukon border (at western end)
Northwest Territories–Yukon border (at eastern end)
borderType subnational boundary
cameIntoUse 1898
cameIntoUseAsYukonBoundary 1898
coordinateSystem geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude)
country Canada
definedBy federal legislation of Canada
follows 60th parallel north (approximately)
governedBy Government of British Columbia
Government of Canada
Government of Yukon
hasApproximateLatitude 60°N (most of its length)
hasBorderParty British Columbia
Yukon
hasDisputes no major active territorial disputes (as of 2024)
hasHistoricalOrigin North-West Territories–British Columbia boundary
hasLegalStatus interprovincial and interterritorial boundary
hasNoInternationalStatus true
isLandBorder true
language English
locatedInRegion northwestern Canada
locatedOnContinent North America
partOf borders of British Columbia
borders of Yukon
internal borders of Canada
passesNear Atlin region, British Columbia
Watson Lake, Yukon
linked to: Watson Lake
passesThroughRegion northern Cordillera of Canada
recognizedBy Canadian federal government
provincial and territorial governments of Canada
relatedEvent creation of the Yukon Territory
separates British Columbia
Yukon
separatesTerritoryFromProvince British Columbia
Yukon
usedFor administrative jurisdiction delimitation
law enforcement jurisdiction
resource management jurisdiction

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Liard River crosses Yukon–British Columbia border
Haines Highway crosses British Columbia–Yukon border
linked to: Yukon–British Columbia border
British Columbia–Northwest Territories border hasNeighboringBorder British Columbia–Yukon border
linked to: Yukon–British Columbia border
Alaska–Yukon border hasBorderPointWith Yukon–British Columbia border