Discovery Claim
Discovery Claim is a mining claim at Bonanza Creek, a watercourse in the Yukon, Canada. It is the site where, in the afternoon of August 16, 1896, the first piece of gold was found in the Yukon by prospectors.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: JKBrooks85, Public domain.
Discovery Claim
- Type: Mine
- Description: site where the Klondike gold rush started
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Yukon, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
63.91677° or 63° 55′ 0″ northLongitude
-139.31728° or 139° 19′ 2″ westOpen location code
94M2WM8M+P3OpenStreetMap ID
node 8149596384OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mineWikidata ID
Q20725626
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Discovery Claim” goes by many names.
- French: “concession de la découverte”
- French: “Concession de la découverte”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Claim#6 and Dredge No.4.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Discovery Claim”. Photo: JKBrooks85, Public domain.