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Yukon River
noun
- a river in NW North America, rising in NW Canada on the border between the Yukon Territory and British Columbia: flows northwest into Alaska, US, and then southwest to the Bering Sea; navigable for about 2850 km (1775 miles) to Whitehorse. Length: 3185 km (1979 miles)
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The frozen Yukon River, snaking its way to the Bering Sea, was visible from my window on the Cessna.
From The Daily Beast
The magnificent Yukon river runs through the territory, and steamers of light draft can sail on its waters for 1,500 miles.
From Project Gutenberg
Those who went by ocean steamer had to transfer to flat-bottomed boats to go up the Yukon River.
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In a certain village on the Yukon River there once lived four brothers and a sister.
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On the tundra south of the mouth of the Yukon River an orphan boy once lived with his aunt.
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They made good time to the settlement on the Yukon River, whence they had made the start for the interior.
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