Atlas of Canada Base Maps for Yukon Territory at 1:2 Million Scale

Natural Resources Canada provides the Atlas of Canada Base Maps, offering vector coverage of the entire Canadian landmass. This archived dataset for the Yukon Territory at a 1:2,000,000 scale includes drainage, boundaries, transportation networks, populated places, and national parks. The data is feature-coded, structurally clean, and available in E00 and DXF formats.

Use Cases

• Create regional reference maps based on the included drainage and transportation features.
• Analyze administrative boundaries based on the federal, provincial, and district lines.
• Perform spatial analysis for infrastructure planning based on the highway and rail network data.
• Study population distribution patterns based on the locations of populated places.

Strengths

• Data is feature-coded and described as structurally clean.
• Covers multiple thematic layers including drainage, boundaries, transportation, and populated places.
• Provided by the authoritative source Natural Resources Canada.

Limitations

• Dataset is marked as archived, which may indicate it is not the current version.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Natural Resources Canada

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official national cartographic sources.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-15 20:31:41.169115; freshness should be verified given the archived status.

Geography

Yukon Territory, Canada