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NORTH AMERICA
CANAD A
Frozen wetlands
The shallow lakes and winding
rivers of Canada’s Old Crow Flats in
Yukon, northwest Canada, provide
a haven for wildlife – particularly
the migrating herd of caribou on
which the local Gwich’in natives
depend. The wetlands are also a
treasure trove of prehistoric fossils
including mammoths, American
lions, ground sloths and giant
beavers. Altered mammoth
bones dated to between 25-40,000
years may be Canada’s oldest
human artifacts.
PHOTO: PLANET LABS INC
D I D Y O U K N O W
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-63 C
The temperature of
Canada’s coldest
ever day, recorded in
Snag, Yukon, in 1947.
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Yukon
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