Ivvavik National Park

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Ivvavik National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Location of Ivvavik National Park in Canada
Location Yukon, Canada
Nearest city Inuvik
Coordinates 69°31′11″N 139°31′30″W / 69.51972°N 139.52500°W / 69.51972; -139.52500Coordinates: 69°31′11″N 139°31′30″W / 69.51972°N 139.52500°W / 69.51972; -139.52500
Area 10,168 km²
Established 1984
Governing body Parks Canada

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

Protecting a portion of the calving grounds of the Porcupine caribou herd, the park allows only a minimal number of people to visit per year.

On the shore of the Beaufort Sea, there is abundant game for the wolves and bears who co-habit the area. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge lies just across the border in Alaska.

On the south-east, Ivvavik National Park borders Vuntut National Park, established in 1995. Due to land claims negotiations, Vuntut is still quite undeveloped and has no roads or developed trails.

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