GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Yukon River
The Yukon begins in a lake-fed headwater system in northwestern Canada and flows through Yukon and Alaska to the Bering Sea. Its basin occupies much of the interior between northern and southern mountain belts.
Fast Facts
- The named river flows from Marsh Lake; longer headwater definitions extend through connected lakes and tributaries.
- Tanana and Porcupine are major tributaries.
- The delta reaches the eastern Bering Sea.
Connected lessons
- Yukon RiverMap, explanation and practice
- From mountains to three ocean systemsGuided exploration
Geographical connections
- Bering SeaRelated places
- Brooks RangeRelated places
- Alaska RangeRelated places
- Bering SeaDrains into