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'''Whitehorse''' ({{IPA-|fr|wajtɔʁs}}) is the capital of the [[Yukon]], and the largest city in [[Northern Canada]]. It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1426 (Historic Mile 918) on the [[Alaska Highway]] in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's [[Downtown Whitehorse|downtown]] and [[Riverdale, Yukon|Riverdale]] areas occupy both shores of the [[Yukon River]], which rises in [[British Columbia]] and meets the [[Bering Sea]] in Alaska. The city was named after the [[White Horse Rapids]] for their resemblance to the mane of a white horse, near [[Miles Canyon Basalts|Miles Canyon]], before the river was dammed.

Because of the city's location in the Whitehorse valley and relative proximity to the [[Pacific Ocean]], the climate is milder than comparable northern communities such as [[Yellowknife]].<ref name="Pinard 227–237">{{cite journal|last=Pinard|first=Jean-Paul|title=Wind Climate of the Whitehorse Area|journal=Arctic|date=September 2007|volume=60|issue=3|pages=227–237|doi=10.14430/arctic215|url=http://www.esc.gov.yk.ca/pdf/wind_climate_of_the_whitehorse_area.pdf|access-date=2017-10-25|archive-date=2017-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810185516/http://www.esc.gov.yk.ca/pdf/wind_climate_of_the_whitehorse_area.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> At this latitude, winter days are short and summer days have up to about 19 hours of daylight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeanddate.com/sun/canada/whitehorse?month=6|title=Sunrise and sunset times in Whitehorse, June 2018|website=www.timeanddate.com}}</ref><ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia">{{cite encyclopedia|title=Whitehorse|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0008565|encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia|access-date=2011-03-25|archive-date=2011-08-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814073645/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0008565|url-status=dead}}</ref> Whitehorse, as reported by ''[[Guinness World Records]]'', is the city with the least air pollution in the world.<ref>''Guinness World Records 2013'', Page 036 (Hardcover edition). {{ISBN|9781904994879}}</ref>

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In 1999, the city approved the Area Development Scheme (ADS) which reallocated the area previously known as "Whitehorse Copper" to the following uses: Country Residential, Commercial, Service Industrial, and Heavy industrial.

Recent demands for growth have reignited urban planning debates in Whitehorse.<ref>{{cite news|title=A downhill slide|url=https://www.yukon-news.com/letters/17591/|access-date=2011-03-26|newspaper=[[Yukon News]]|date=9 April 2010|archive-date=2012-03-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311213300/https://www.yukon-news.com/letters/17591/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1970 the Metropolitan Whitehorse development plan included park and greenbelt areas that were to be preserved to ensure high quality of life even within city limits.<ref>{{cite book|title=General development plan, Whitehorse metropolitan area|year=1970|publisher=Reid, Crowther & Partners|location=Yukon Government Archives|url=http://virtua.gov.yk.ca:8080/lib/item;jsessionid=16631D01624F337AAF89EF312E265821?id=145506|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718021232/http://virtua.gov.yk.ca:8080/lib/item;jsessionid=16631D01624F337AAF89EF312E265821?id=145506|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2012|author=Planning Division, Reid, Crowther|access-date=2011-03-26}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Climate===

Whitehorse has a [[subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Dfc'') and lies in the rain shadow of the [[Coast Mountains]], causing precipitation totals to be quite low year-round. Due to the city's location in the Whitehorse valley, the climate is milder than other comparable northern communities such as [[Yellowknife]], however during cold snaps it is not uncommon for temperatures to drop below {{cvt|-40|C}}.<ref name="Pinard 227–237"/> With an average annual temperature of {{cvt|0.2|C}} Whitehorse is the warmest place in the Yukon. The temperature measurements for the city are taken at the airport. The Whitehorse Riverdale weather station situated at a lower elevation than the airport is also {{cvt|0.2|C}}.

At this latitude winter days are short and summer days have just over 19 hours of daylight.<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia" /> Whitehorse has an average daily high of {{cvt|20.6|C}} in July and average daily low of {{cvt|-19.2|C}} in January. The highest temperature ever recorded in Whitehorse and the highest in Yukon was {{cvt|3635.56|C}} on 2514 June 2004 in the Takhini neighborhood1969.<ref name="Whitehorse Riverdale" /> The coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-56.2|C}} on 21 January 1906.<ref name="January 1906" />

Whitehorse has little precipitation, with an average annual snowfall of {{cvt|141.8|cm}} and {{cvt|160.9|mm}} of rainfall. According to the [[Meteorological Service of Canada]], Whitehorse has the distinction of being Canada's driest city. Whitehorse is in the Cordilleran climate region, the Complex Soils of Mountain Areas soil region, the Cordilleran vegetation region, and the Boreal Cordillera ecozone.

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==Sister cities==

* [[Juneau, Alaska]], [[United States]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.juneau.org/clerk/Sister_Cities/CBJs_Sister_Cities.php|title=The City and Borough of Juneau Homepage|work=juneau.org|access-date=November 17, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504094524/http://www.juneau.org/clerk/Sister_Cities/CBJs_Sister_Cities.php|archive-date=May 4, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

* [[Lancieux, France]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Lancieux, France Sister City Program|url=http://www.whitehorse.ca/lancieux|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141027190415/http://www.whitehorse.ca/lancieux|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 27, 2014|work=City of Whitehorse|access-date=2014-10-27}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> since 2000.

* [[Ushiku]], [[Japan]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Ushiku, Japan Sister City Program|url=http://www.whitehorse.ca/ushiku|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141027190337/http://www.whitehorse.ca/ushiku|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 27, 2014|work=City of Whitehorse|access-date=2014-10-27}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> since 1985.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ushiku mayor bids thanks, farewell to Whitehorse|url=http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/ushiku-mayor-bids-thanks-farewell-to-whitehorse/|access-date=2011-03-19|newspaper=[[Whitehorse Star|Whitehorse Daily Star]]|date=9 August 2005}}</ref>

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