Burwash Landing

Burwash Landing is a small community, at historical mile 1093 on the Alaska Highway, in , Canada along the southern shore of . The present location of Burwash Landing was first used as a summer camp by the Southern Tutchone Athabascans until a trading post was built in the early 1900s by the Jacquot brothers.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Burwash Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
This is a list of airports in Yukon. is situated 3 km northwest of Burwash Landing.

Burwash Landing

Latitude
61.35546° or 61° 21′ 20″ north
Longitude
-138.99823° or 138° 59′ 54″ west
Population
72
Elevation
781 metres (2,562 feet)
IATA airport code
YDB
Open location code
94H39242+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Burwash Landing” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “伯沃什兰丁”
  • Chinese: “伯沃什蘭丁”
  • Dutch: “Burwash Landing”
  • French: “Burwash Landing”
  • German: “Burwash Landing”
  • Italian: “Burwash Landing”
  • Persian: “برواش لندینگ”
  • Russian: “Беруош-Лендинг”
  • Ukrainian: “Бервош-Лендінг”
  • Urdu: “برواش لینڈنگ”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Burwash Landing and Yukon Plateau.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kluane Museum of Natural History and Burwash Landing Library.

Yukon: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Whitehorse and Tombstone Territorial Park.

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