Yukon

1. territory of NW Canada, east of Alas.: 186,661 sq mi (483,450 sq km); pop. 31,000; cap. Whitehorse: abbrev. YT: usually used with the

   in full Yukon Territory
2. river flowing through this territory & Alas. into the Bering Sea: 1,979 mi (3,185 km)

Origin: prob. < Athabaskan river name < ?