Klondike, Yukon
The Klondike is a region of the Yukon in northwest Canada, east of the Alaska border. It lies around the Klondike River, a small river that enters the Yukon from the east at Dawson.
The Klondike is famed because of the Klondike Gold Rush, which started in 1896 and ended the following year. Gold has been mined continuously in that area except for a hiatus in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
The name "Klondike" actually evolved from the Hän word Tr'ondëk, which means "hammerstone water". Early gold seekers found it difficult to pronounce the First Nations word, so "Klondike" was the result of this poor pronunciation.
[edit] Climate
The climate is exceedingly severe — very hot and humid in the short summer, and extremely cold during the long winter.[1] For seven months of the year, intense cold prevails, varied by furious snow storms which begin in September and occur at intervals until May. By October 20, ice is formed over all the rivers. The ground for the better part of the year is frozen to the depth of 3 to 10 feet.[2]
[edit] In popular culture
The Klondyke march and two step with music by Oscar Telgmann was published in Kingston, Ontario by the Music Emporium, c. 1897.[3]
[edit] References
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"Klondike". New International Encyclopedia. 1905. - ^ "Klondike, The". Collier's New Encyclopedia. 1921.
- ^ Klondyke march and two step at amicus.collectionscanada.gc.ca
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Coordinates: 64°3′45″N 139°25′50″W / 64.0625°N 139.43056°W
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