Sirmilik National Park

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Sirmilik National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location of Sirmilik National Park in Canada
Location:	Nunavut, Canada
Nearest city:	Pond Inlet
Coordinates:	72°20′26″N, 78°26′04″W
Area:	22,200 km²
Established:	1999
Governing body:	Parks Canada

Sirmilik National Park is a national park located in Nunavut, Canada. Meaning "the place of glaciers" in native tongue, Sirmilik was established in 1999 and is within the Arctic Cordillera.

The park comprises three areas, Bylot Island, Oliver Sound and the Borden Peninsula.

[edit] Gallery

Byam Martin Mountains

Kittiwakes on the cliffs of Cape Graham Moore

Inuit on the sea ice in front of Bylot Island

NASA image of Bylot Island

[edit] See also

• Canadian National Parks
• List of Canadian national parks
• List of Nunavut parks

[edit] External links

• Sirmilik National Park official website

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