The Yukon River is one of the longest rivers in North America, flowing about 1,980 miles (3,190 km) from British Columbia through Yukon Territory and across Alaska to the Bering Sea. Its drainage basin covers about 330,000 square miles, and it was the principal transport route during the Klondike Gold Rush. The river is also
The Yukon River is a 1,980-mile river that flows from British Columbia across Alaska to the Bering Sea.
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve in east central Alaska protects 130 miles of the Yukon River and the entire Charley River basin. It was proclaimed a national monument on 1 December 1978 and converted to a preserve on 2 December 1980.[1] The Yukon River in Alaska. Photo: NPS / Public domain. Yukon River frontage 130 miles
The preserve of the Charley River and a stretch of the Yukon.
The Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta is a vast tundra delta on Alaska’s west coast where the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers empty into the Bering Sea. Covering about 129,500 square kilometers (50,000 square miles), it is one of the largest deltas in the world, with about 25,000 residents, roughly 85% of them Alaska Natives, and virtually no roads
The Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta is a 50,000-square-mile tundra delta in western Alaska with about 25,000 residents.
Zambia is a landlocked country in south-central Africa, bordered by eight neighboring nations and crossed by the Zambezi River, which forms the famous Victoria Falls on the country’s border with Zimbabwe. Zambia’s capital and largest city is Lusaka, situated on a plateau in the south-central part of the country. Internationally, Zambia is best known for
Zambia is a landlocked country in Southern Africa best known for Victoria Falls and its copper-mining economy.
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in southern Africa, bordered by Zambia to the north and northwest, Mozambique to the east and northeast, South Africa to the south, and Botswana to the southwest. It sits on a high plateau between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers and takes its name from Great Zimbabwe, the stone-walled city whose
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in southern Africa named after the Great Zimbabwe ruins, bordered by Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa, and Botswana.
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton that shares its name, sitting at the point where the Limmat River flows out of Lake Zurich on the northern edge of the Swiss plateau. At the end of 2025 the city recorded 452,421 residents, the highest population in its recorded history,
Zurich is Switzerland's largest city, a global financial center on Lake Zurich shaped by Roman roots and the Reformation.