Yukon Geological Highway Map with Earth Materials and Tectonic History

Yukon Territory's geology is synthesized on a 1:2,000,000 scale highway map prepared by the Yukon Geological Survey and Geological Survey of Canada. The map emphasizes nine rock types and six unconsolidated deposits, showing faults, hot springs, roads, communities, and parks. It is accompanied by illustrated time-slices depicting the tectonic evolution and glacial history of the territory.

Use Cases

• Visualizing the distribution of earth materials based on nine rock types and six unconsolidated deposits.
• Analyzing geological structures based on major fault locations.
• Mapping points of interest for public education based on hot springs and other geological features.
• Planning travel routes based on the overlay of geological data with primary and secondary road networks.

Strengths

• Map is a territory-wide synthesis at a 1:2,000,000 scale.
• Includes nine specific rock types and six kinds of unconsolidated deposits.
• Collaboratively prepared by the Yukon Geological Survey and Geological Survey of Canada.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon | Gouvernement du Yukon

Collection Method

Prepared by geological survey organizations for map publication.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:49:55.788695; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Yukon Territory, Canada