The Big Salmon River is a tributary of the Yukon River The encampment of Big Salmon Village lies at the confluence of the Big Salmon and Yukon Rivers.

Geography and ecology

Black spruce is a dominant tree in the Big Salmon River watershed.[1][2] This locale near the Seward Peninsula represents the near westernmost limit of the Black Spruce, Picea mariana,[3] one of the most widespread conifers in northern North America.

See also

References

Line notes

  1. Parks Canada. 1976
  2. Scott R. Robinson. 1988
  3. C. Michael Hogan. 2008]

61°52′50″N 134°55′18″W / 61.8806°N 134.9217°W / 61.8806; -134.9217



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