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Five Finger Rapid on the upper Yukon River in Yukon.
The Five Finger Rapids are located on the Yukon River approximately 25 miles (40 km) north of the village of Carmacks in the Yukon territory of Canada. At this location, four small rocky islands divide the river, causing the current to flow swiftly past them.1