Carcross

Carcross, originally known as Caribou Crossing, is an unincorporated community in , Canada, on and . It is home to the Carcross/Tagish First Nation.
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Photo: Richard Martin, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Town with 317 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Yukon, Canada
  • Also known as: “Carcross Desert”, “Carcross, yukon”, “Cariboo Crossing”, “Caribou Crossing”, and “カリブー・クロッシング”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Carcross Airport and Carcross Water Aerodrome.

Aerodrome
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Aerodrome
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Photo: JKBrooks85, Public domain.
, located outside Carcross, , Canada, is a series of sand dunes.

Carcross

Latitude
60.16679° or 60° 10′ 0″ north
Longitude
-134.70867° or 134° 42′ 31″ west
Population
317
Elevation
659 metres (2,162 feet)
Open location code
94G7578R+PG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2138092203
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
5916754
Wiki­data ID
Q1035637
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Carcross” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Carcross”
  • Chinese: “卡克罗斯”
  • Czech: “Carcross”
  • Dutch: “Carcross”
  • Finnish: “Carcross”
  • French: “Carcross”
  • German: “Carcross”
  • Hebrew: “קארקרוס”
  • Indonesian: “Carcross, Yukon”
  • Indonesian: “Carcross”
  • Irish: “Carcross”
  • Italian: “Carcross”
  • Japanese: “カークロス”
  • Malayalam: “കാർക്രോസ്”
  • Persian: “کارکراس”
  • Portuguese: “Carcross”
  • Russian: “Каркросс”
  • Slovak: “Carcross”
  • Spanish: “Carcross”
  • Swedish: “Carcross”
  • Ukrainian: “Каркросс”
  • Urdu: “کارکراس”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Yukon Plateau and Watson.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Carcross Community Club and Isabelle Pringle Library (Carcross).

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Worth a closer look: Whitehorse and Tombstone Territorial Park.

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