Alaska–Yukon border

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The Alaska–Yukon border is the international boundary separating the U.S. state of Alaska from Canada’s Yukon Territory in northwestern North America.

All labels observed (4)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
land border
administeredBy Government of Canada
Government of Yukon
State of Alaska
linked to: Alaska

United States federal government
borderBetween Canadian territory of Yukon
U.S. state of Alaska
linked to: Alaska
country1 United States of America
country2 Canada
crossesBiome Arctic tundra
boreal forest
mountainous terrain
definedBy Alaska Boundary Tribunal decision (1903)
Alaska Purchase (1867)
linked to: Alaska Purchase

Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1825)
endPoint Alaska–British Columbia–Yukon tripoint
near Mount Saint Elias
establishedInPeriod 19th century
establishedInYear 1825
followsFeature 141st meridian west
hasBorderMarkers boundary cairns
survey monuments
hasBorderPointWith Alaska–British Columbia border
Yukon–British Columbia border
hasCoordinateSystem geographic coordinates
hasLegalStatus internationally recognized boundary
lengthApproximate over 1200 kilometers
over 750 miles
locatedIn North America
northwestern North America
partOf Alaska–Canada border
Canada–United States border
passesNear Porcupine River NERFINISHED
Saint Elias Mountains
Wrangell–St. Elias Mountains
linked to: Wrangell Mountains

Yukon River headwaters
linked to: Yukon River
passesThrough Arctic coastal plain
regionType1 subarctic
regionType2 Arctic
linked to: Arctic region
separates Alaska
Yukon
startPoint Arctic Ocean
surveyedInPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
usedFor customs control
demarcation of national jurisdiction
immigration control

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Referenced by (7)

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

Mount Logan nearestInternationalBorder Alaska–Yukon border
Hän Hwëchʼin language traditionalRegion Yukon–Alaska border region
linked to: Alaska–Yukon border
Hankutchin locatedIn Yukon–Alaska border region
linked to: Alaska–Yukon border
Mount St. Elias (Canadian portion) locatedNear Alaska–Yukon border
Yukon–British Columbia border adjacentTo Alaska–Yukon border (at western end)
linked to: Alaska–Yukon border
Southwestern Yukon partOfLargerRegion Yukon–Alaska borderlands
linked to: Alaska–Yukon border