Latitude 60 43 10.2 N - Longitude 135 03 14.6 W - Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
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N 60° 43.153 W 135° 03.345
8V E 496958 N 6731514
This plaque, erected to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Canada's Confederation, is located left of the entrance door to the Elijah Smith Building, on Main Street, in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.
Waymark Code: WM12TMD
Location: Yukon Territory, Canada
Date Posted: 07/13/2020
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This plaque identifies the geographic coordinates of Whitehorse, the Yukon Territories' capital, and the capitals of the other Canadian Provinces and Territories. It also list the distances between Whitehorse and these other capitals.
Surveying for the Future
This survey monument and plaque is
dedicated to the surveyors of
Canada who skill and industry
contributed so greatly to the
exploration, mapping and development
of our nation.
It is symbolic of the beginning of
the second century of surveying in
Canada and is a first post in
a unified system of precisely
coordinated survey points.
With eleven other Centennial
monuments erected across
Canada, it signifies the contribution
by surveyors both past and present
to the charting of our nation's future.
Type of structure: Other
Difference between the post coordinates and your GPSr reading:
17 seconds North and 102 Seconds West
Reason for the coordinates: To identify the geographic coordinates of Whitehorse, the Yukon Territories' capital, and the capitals of the other Canadian Provinces and Territories. It also list the distances between Whitehorse and these other capitals.
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