Facts About Haines Junction
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Haines Junction has a subarctic climate (Dfc) with mild summers and long, severely cold and snowy winters, with annual snowfall averaging 64.5 inches.
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For around two thousand years, the Southern Tutchone people had seasonal hunting and fishing camps in the area of present-day Haines Junction.
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The original name of the area was “Dakwakada”, a Southern Tutchone word meaning “high cache”.
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Haines Junction is a village in Yukon, Canada. Haines Junction is located at Kilometre 1,632 of the Alaska Highway at its junction with the Haines Highway, hence the name of the community.
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The current town of Haines Junction was established in 1942 and 1943 during the construction of the Alaska Highway.
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Haines Junction was Incorporated in 1984.
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The Estimated Population of Haines Junction is 613.
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Haines Junction is 1953 ft above sea level.
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The Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay is an annual 238-kilometre relay or solo bicycle race from Haines Junction to Haines, Alaska.
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Haines Junction is east of Kluane National Park and Reserve is home to Dall sheep, mountain goats, moose, caribou, bears and numerous species of small mammals and birds.