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Today’s Geo Quiz takes us back. Way back to a time when a gold rush meant thousands of people rushing out west to look for the stuff.
We’re looking for the name of a region in Canada that gave its name to a gold rush in the late 19th century. This region — in turn — is named after a river.
All of this is within Canada’s Yukon Territory — east of the border with Alaska.
So — which part of Canada gave its name to the Gold Rush that started in 1897?
We’ll reveal the name — and hear about current gold mining there…
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The price of gold has hit historical highs lately. And that’s why we asked you about the Gold Rush of 1897 in our Geo Quiz. People called it the “Klondike Gold Rush” — and the Klondike, in Canada’s Yukon Territory, is the answer. They’re still mining for gold there today. Mike MacDougal is with the Klondike Placer Miners’ Association in Whitehorse.
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