Carcross
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Carcross, originally known as Caribou Crossing, (Tlingit: Nadashaa Héeni[3]) 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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Carcross
Nadashaa Héeni Caribou Crossing | |
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Coordinates: 60°10′03″N 134°42′26″W | |
Country | Canada |
Territory | Yukon |
Area | |
• Land | 16.14 km2 (6.23 sq mi) |
Elevation | 659 m (2,161 ft) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 301 |
• Density | 18.7/km2 (48/sq mi) |
• Change 2011-16 | 4.2% |
Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
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It is 74 km (46 mi) 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.
Carcross is mainly known for its world class mountain biking on the near-by Montana Mountain, and for the nearby Carcross Desert, often referred to as the "world's smallest desert."[4]