Wapusk National Park
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Wapusk National Park | |
|---|---|
| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
  |
|
| Location: | Manitoba, Canada |
| Nearest city: | Churchill |
| Coordinates: | |
| Area: | 11,475 km² |
| Established: | 1996 |
| Governing body: | Parks Canada |
Wapusk National Park is Canada's 37th national park, established in 1996. The park is located 45 km south of Churchill in north-east Manitoba, Canada, on the shores of Hudson Bay. Access to the park is limited due to its remote location and in an effort to preserve the park.
Wapusk is the Cree word for "white bear", and as the meaning indicates, the 11,475 km² park provides an excellent opportunity to view polar bears. Wapusk is one of the largest polar bear denning sites.Wapusk means "White Bear" in Cree. The park earns its name because it protects one of the world's largest known polar bear maternity denning areas. It includes a large part of the Hudson James Lowlands, a sub-arctic region bordering Hudson Bay that is mostly muskeg and wet peatlands. It is one of the wildest and most remote of Canadian landscapes.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
|
National parks: Aulavik • Auyuittuq • Banff • Bruce Peninsula • Cape Breton Highlands • Elk Island • Forillon • Fundy • Georgian Bay Islands • Glacier • Grasslands • Gros Morne • Gulf Islands • Gwaii Haanas • Ivvavik • Jasper • Kejimkujik • Kluane • Kootenay • Kouchibouguac • La Mauricie • Mingan Archipelago • Mount Revelstoke • Nahanni • Pacific Rim • Point Pelee • Prince Edward Island • Pukaswa • Prince Albert • Quttinirpaaq • Riding Mountain • Sirmilik • St. Lawrence Islands • Terra Nova • Torngat Mountains • Tuktut Nogait • Ukkusiksalik • Vuntut • Wapusk • Waterton Lakes • Wood Buffalo • Yoho |
 |
 |
This Manitoba location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
