Ivvavik National Park

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Ivvavik National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Ivvavik National Park
Location of Ivvavik National Park in Canada
Location of Ivvavik National Park in Canada
Location Yukon, Canada
Nearest city Inuvik
Coordinates 69°31′11″N 139°31′30″W / 69.51972, -139.525
Area 10,168 km²
Established 1984
Governing body Parks Canada

Ivvavik National Park is a national park located in the Yukon, Canada. Meaning "nursery" or "birthplace" in Inuvialuktun, this was the first national park to be established as a result of a land claim agreement with its natives.

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