Torngat Mountains National Park

Torngat Mountains National Park (Inuktitut: Tongait KakKasuangita SilakKijapvinga)[1] is a Canadian national park located on the Labrador Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The park encompasses 9,700 km2 (3,700 sq mi; 2,400,000 acres) of mountainous terrain between Northern Québec and the Labrador Sea.[2] Set in the Torngat Mountains, the name comes from the Inuktitut word Tongait, meaning "place of spirits". It contains the highest mountains in Mainland Canada east of the Rockies. The subarctic Torngat Mountains are the Inuit homeland, a treasure trove of the powerful stories, spirits and traditions of centuries of travellers.

Torngat Mountains National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Nachvak Fjord
Torngat Mountains National Park Location
Torngat Mountains National Park (Newfoundland and Labrador)
LocationLabrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Nearest cityNain
Coordinates59°26′09″N 63°51′47″W
Area9,700 km2 (3,700 sq mi)
EstablishedJuly 10, 2008 (2008-July-10)
Governing bodyParks Canada

An area called Torngat Mountains National Park Reserve was set aside with enactment of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement on December 1, 2005, with the intention of creating a national park. When the Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement came into effect on July 10, 2008, the park was officially established, and the National Park Reserve became Torngat Mountains National Park, the first in Labrador.[3] The 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.

This park protects wildlife (caribou, black bears, wolf packs, two species of fox, polar bears, peregrine falcon, and golden eagle among others), while offering wilderness-oriented recreational activities (hiking, scrambling, kayaking).

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References
  1. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305552013_Two_Parks_One_Vision_-_Collaborative_Management_Approaches_to_Transboundary_Protected_Areas_in_Northern_Canada_Tongait_KakKasuangita_SilakKijapvingaTorngat_Mountains_National_Park_Nunatsiavut_and_le_P
  2. Parks Canada Agency, Government of Canada (2019-03-13). "Torngat Mountains National Park". www.pc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  3. Torngat Mountains National Park, Park Management, The Context for Park Management, Parks Canada, 2014
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