Torngat Mountains National Park Reserve
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| Torngat Mountains National Park Reserve | |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
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| Location | Labrador, Canada |
| Nearest city | Nain |
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| Area | 9,600 km² |
| Established | 1 December, 2005 |
| Governing body | Parks Canada |
Torngat Mountains National Park Reserve is a national park reserve located on the Labrador Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The park was established on January 22, 2005, making it the first national park to be created in Labrador. It is the southernmost national park in the Arctic Cordillera.
The park aims to protect wildlife (caribou, polar bears, peregrine falcon and golden eagle among others), while offering wilderness-oriented recreational activities (hiking, scrambling, kayaking). Set in the Torngat Mountains, the name comes from the Inuktitut word Torngait, meaning "place of spirits".
The park extends over an area of 9,700 km², from the northern tip of Labrador to Saglek Fjord.
This is the first national park reserve to be established in Labrador. It is expected that full national park status will be achieved once the territorial claims of the Nunavik Inuit of northern Quebec are resolved.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official Parks Canada website
- Parks Canada - Announcement of establishment of Torngat Mountains National Park Reserve
- Park page at Newfoundland and Labrador Government site
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