Carcross Desert
Carcross Desert, located outside Carcross, Yukon, Canada, is a series of sand dunes. The Carcross Desert measures approximately 2.6 km2, or 259 ha.Photo: JKBrooks85, Public domain.
- Type: Sand
- Description: small desert in the Yukon, Canada
- Also known as: “Carcross Dunes”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carcross Airport and Carcross Water Aerodrome.
Carcross Airport
Aerodrome
This is a list of airports in Yukon. It includes all Nav Canada certified and registered water and land airports, aerodromes and heliports in the Canadian territory of Yukon. Airport names in italics are part of the National Airports System.
Carcross Water Aerodrome
Aerodrome
This is a list of airports in Yukon. It includes all Nav Canada certified and registered water and land airports, aerodromes and heliports in the Canadian territory of Yukon. Airport names in italics are part of the National Airports System.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carcross.
Carcross
Town
Photo: Richard Martin, CC BY 2.0.
Carcross, originally known as Caribou Crossing, is an unincorporated community in Yukon, Canada, on Bennett Lake and Nares Lake. It is home to the Carcross/Tagish First Nation.
Carcross Desert
- Categories: desert and landform
- Location: Yukon, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.18763° or 60° 11′ 16″ northLongitude
-134.69568° or 134° 41′ 44″ westOpen location code
94G758Q3+3POpenStreetMap ID
way 203824092OpenStreetMap feature
natural=sandWikidata ID
Q3297566
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Carcross Desert” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “صحراء كاركروس”
- Bengali: “কারক্রস মরুভূমি”
- Chinese: “卡克罗斯沙漠”
- Chinese: “卡克羅斯沙漠”
- Czech: “Carcross Desert”
- Egyptian Arabic: “صحرا كاركروس”
- Georgian: “კარკროსის უდაბნო”
- Italian: “deserto di Carcross”
- Italian: “Deserto di Carcross”
- Japanese: “カークロス砂漠”
- Malayalam: “കാർക്രോസ് മരുഭൂമി”
- Persian: “بیابان کارکراس”
- Portuguese: “Deserto de Carcross”
- Russian: “Каркросс”
- Russian: “Каркросская пустыня”
- Slovak: “Carcross Desert”
- Spanish: “Desierto de Carcross”
- Ukrainian: “Пустеля Каркросс”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carcross Desert and Wild Adventure Yukon.
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