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Auyuittuq, “the land that never melts”

Akshayuk Pass, Auyuittuq National Park.
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Auyuittuq National Park, on southeastern Baffin Island in Nunavut, is named with the Inuktitut words for “the land that never melts.” The peaks of Akshayuk Pass overlook a natural corridor through sprawling glaciers, steep fiords and winding river valleys, in a landscape rich in Inuit culture and history.

Scope & context

The park as described on its Parks Canada page.

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Auyuittuq National Park ↗

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