Flag of Yukon
What the flag looks like
Three vertical panels of green, white and blue, the white center wider, with the territorial coat of arms above a wreath of fireweed in the center.
What it means
Green stands for the forests, white for the snow and blue for the lakes and rivers; fireweed is the territorial flower.
How to remember it
Yukon
runs green, white and blue, with a coat of arms topped by a husky-like malamute on the white; the Northwest Territories
have blue on both sides.
Fun facts
- The flag was picked from a territory-wide design competition in 1967 and adopted on 1 March 1968.
- The crest of the coat of arms on the flag is a malamute dog standing on a mound of snow.
Yukon at a glance
- Type
- Territory
- Joined Confederation
- 1898
- Capital
- Whitehorse
- Region
- Northern Canada
- Population
- 40,232
- Area
- 482,443 km²
- Languages
- English, French
- Currency
- Canadian dollar ($)
- Flag adopted
- 1968
Flags often confused with Yukon
- Northwest Territories: The Northwest Territories and Yukon both have a wide white center with an emblem between colored side panels. The Northwest Territories have blue on both sides and a plain shield; Yukon has green at the hoist, blue at the fly and a full coat of arms over fireweed.