Carcross

Also known as Caribou Crossing, Carcross, Yukon

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.

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Place details

Locality: Carcross
Region: Yukon
Country: Canada
Population: 446

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Carcross
Settlement.native_name: Nadashaa Héeni
Settlement.other_name: Caribou Crossing
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Carcross, Yukon (14109531945).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Carcross, Yukon
Settlement.pushpin_map: Canada Yukon#Canada
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Canada
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Territory
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Yukon
Settlement.area_land_km2: 16.14
Settlement.population_as_of: 2016
Settlement.population_total: 301
Settlement.population_density_km2: 18.7
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Change 2011-16
Settlement.population_blank1: 4.2%
Settlement.timezone: MST
Settlement.utc_offset: −07:00

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 2161
Image: Carcross, Yukon Territory 2.jpg

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Commons category: Carcross, Yukon

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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.

It is south-southeast by the Alaska Highway and the Klondike Highway from Whitehorse. The south end of the Tagish Road is in Carcross. Carcross is also on the White Pass and Yukon Route railway.