Torngat Mountains National Park

Torngat Mountains National Park
IUCN category II (national park)

Nachvak Fjord
Torngat Mountains National Park

Torngat Mountains National Park Location

Location Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Nearest city Nain
Coordinates 59°26′09″N 63°51′47″W / 59.43583°N 63.86306°WCoordinates: 59°26′09″N 63°51′47″W / 59.43583°N 63.86306°W
Area 9,700 km2 (3,700 sq mi)
Established January 22, 2005
Governing body Parks Canada

Torngat Mountains National Park is a Canadian national park, located on the Labrador Peninsula at the northern tip of Newfoundland and Labrador.

The park was established on 22 January 2005, making it the first national park to be created in Labrador. The National Park covers 9,700 square kilometres (3,700 sq mi), extending from Cape Chidley south to Saglek Fjord. It is the largest national park in Atlantic Canada and the southernmost national park in the Arctic Cordillera.

The park protects 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".

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