Yukon–British Columbia border

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The Yukon–British Columbia border is the interprovincial and territorial boundary in northwestern Canada separating the territory of Yukon from the province of British Columbia.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
British Columbia–Yukon border 1

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf internal political border of Canada
interprovincial and territorial boundary
adjacentTo Alaska–Yukon border (at western end) NERFINISHED
Northwest Territories–Yukon border (at eastern end) NERFINISHED
borderType subnational boundary
cameIntoUse 1898
cameIntoUseAsYukonBoundary 1898
coordinateSystem geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude)
country Canada
definedBy federal legislation of Canada
follows 60th parallel north (approximately)
governedBy Government of British Columbia NERFINISHED
Government of Canada NERFINISHED
Government of Yukon NERFINISHED
hasApproximateLatitude 60°N (most of its length)
hasBorderParty British Columbia NERFINISHED
Yukon NERFINISHED
hasDisputes no major active territorial disputes (as of 2024)
hasHistoricalOrigin North-West Territories–British Columbia boundary NERFINISHED
hasLegalStatus interprovincial and interterritorial boundary
hasNoInternationalStatus true
isLandBorder true
language English
locatedInRegion northwestern Canada
locatedOnContinent North America
partOf borders of British Columbia
borders of Yukon
internal borders of Canada
passesNear Atlin region, British Columbia NERFINISHED
Watson Lake, Yukon NERFINISHED
passesThroughRegion northern Cordillera of Canada
recognizedBy Canadian federal government NERFINISHED
provincial and territorial governments of Canada
relatedEvent creation of the Yukon Territory
separates British Columbia NERFINISHED
Yukon NERFINISHED
separatesTerritoryFromProvince British Columbia NERFINISHED
Yukon NERFINISHED
usedFor administrative jurisdiction delimitation
law enforcement jurisdiction
resource management jurisdiction

Referenced by (2)

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

Haines Highway crosses Yukon–British Columbia border
this entity surface form: British Columbia–Yukon border
Liard River crosses Yukon–British Columbia border