Faro
Faro is a town in central Yukon, Canada, the home of the now abandoned Faro Mine. It was the largest open-pit lead–zinc mine in the world as well as a significant producer of silver and other natural resources.
- Town with about 400 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 900 metres (2,950 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code ZFA
- …is also known as “Faro, Yukon”
- Description: town in Yukon, Canada
Notable Aerodromes
Discover Faro Airport and Faro/Johnson Lake Water Aerodrome.
Faro Airport
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2½ km south of Faro
Faro/Johnson Lake Water Aerodrome
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3 km southwest of Faro
Faro
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Latitude
62.22954° or 62° 13′ 46″ north
Longitude
-133.35532° or 133° 21′ 19″ west
UN/LOCODE
CA ZFA
Open location code
94J86JHV+RV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Urdu—“Faro” goes by many names.
Faro, YukonIndonesian
FaroItalian
ファロJapanese
FaroKalaallisut
FarasLithuanian
Faras (Kanada)Lithuanian
FaroNorwegian
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