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Sirmilik National Park, Bylot Island and the Borden Peninsula

Sirmilik Glacier, Bylot Island.
Sirmilik Glacier, Bylot Island. Sirmilik Glacier 2 1997-08-06 · Ansgar Walk · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 2.5. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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Sirmilik National Park in Nunavut is a landscape of glaciers, valleys and red-rock hoodoos. Nesting seabirds crowd the cliffs of Bylot Island above icy waters full of narwhal and beluga whales, and the area’s rich wildlife has sustained Inuit for thousands of years.

Scope & context

The park as described on its Parks Canada page.

Sources behind this record

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Sirmilik National Park ↗

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