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Aulavik National Park on Banks Island

Muskoxen beside the Thomsen River, Aulavik National Park.
Muskoxen beside the Thomsen River, Aulavik National Park. Aulavik muskox · Paul Gierszewski · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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Aulavik, meaning “place where people travel” in Inuvialuktun, protects more than 12,000 square kilometres of Arctic lowlands on northern Banks Island in the Northwest Territories. Its landscapes range from fertile river valleys to polar deserts, badlands, rolling hills and seacoasts.

Scope & context

The park as described on its Parks Canada page.

Sources behind this record

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Aulavik National Park ↗

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