What is Klondike, Yukon?
The '''Klondike''' is a region of [[Yukon]] in northwest [[Canada]]. It is around the [[Klondike River]], a small river that enters Yukon from the east at [[Dawson City, Yukon|Dawson City]]. The [[Klondike Gold Rush]] took place there from 1897 to 1899. The summers in the Klondike are short and very hot. The winters are long and very cold. There are snow storms between September and May. [[Jack London]]'s novel ''[[The Call of the Wild]]'', published in 1903, was set in the Klondike. {{WHSite}} {{Subdivisions of Yukon}} {{World Heritage Sites in Canada}} [[Category:Regions of Canada]] [[Category:Geography of Yukon]] {{multistub|geo|Canada}} {{authority control}}