6 résultats pour "klondike"
- Klondike.
- Klondike o u Klondyke.
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Yukon Territory - Geography.
Tourism is the second most important private sector industry in the Yukon. Visitors come to fish, hunt, enjoy the rugged scenery, and see the historic buildings andcreeks associated with the gold rush. Some marten, lynx, muskrat, wolverine, and other fur-bearing animals are still trapped, but the Yukon plays a minor role in Canadian fur production. The Yukon’s manufacturing industries consist almost exclusively of some mineral refining, printing, and sawmilling. Several hydroelectric plants gene...
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Yukon Territory - Canadian History.
Tourism is the second most important private sector industry in the Yukon. Visitors come to fish, hunt, enjoy the rugged scenery, and see the historic buildings andcreeks associated with the gold rush. Some marten, lynx, muskrat, wolverine, and other fur-bearing animals are still trapped, but the Yukon plays a minor role in Canadian fur production. The Yukon’s manufacturing industries consist almost exclusively of some mineral refining, printing, and sawmilling. Several hydroelectric plants gene...
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Whitehorse - Geography.
Another issue in Whitehorse is water quality. Bacteria levels in Schwatka Lake, the city’s water source, have increased in recent years due to population growth in areasabove the lake. In addition, the city’s sewage treatment system discharges wastewater into the Yukon River. The level of waste treatment is not adequate, and thesewage poses a health hazard. Whitehorse is presently improving its sewage treatment system. VII HISTORY Whitehorse was founded during the Klondike gold rush of the lat...
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Si le « Canada utile » n'occupe qu'un dixième de la superficie,
au sud, sur les rives des Grands Lacs et du Saint-Laurent, là où
vivent les neuf dixièmes de la population, les espaces agricoles,
les villes, les industries qui s'y rassemblent font du pays une
grande puissance.
arc de cercle, se déploie un chapelet de grands lacs, depuis celui de l'Ours jusqu'au lac Ontario. Le bloc des hautes terres offre de grandioses paysages de montagnes avec des pics acérés, des cirques, des auges : les sommets des Rocheuses s'élèvent autour de 3 500 m (mais 3 954 m au mont Robson) ; les chaînes pacifiques ont aussi des glaciers et, sur la côte, des fjords. Sur 2 000 km, les Prairies sont des plaines à très faible pente (1 000 m à Calgary, 300 m à Winnipeg). En Gaspésie et dans le...