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The Northwest Territories, Yukon & Nunavut

Five Mile Canyon, Nahanni River National Park of Canada, Northwest Territories

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Northwest Territories:

  • Tuktut Nogait National Park of Canada – Calving ground for the Bluenose caribou herd.
  • Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada – Northwest Territories' UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada – UNESCO World Heritage Site larger than Switzerland.
  • Aulavik National Park of Canada – Over 12,000 km2 of arctic wilderness on Banks Island.
  • Ivvavik National Park of Canada – Calving ground for the Porcupine caribou herd.

    Yukon:

  • Kluane National Park and Reserve of Canada – Yukon's UNESCO World Heritage Site contains Canada's highest peak.
  • Vuntut National Park of Canada – Northern Yukon's unique non-glaciated landscape.

    Nunavut:

  • Quttinirpaaq National Park of Canada – Most remote, fragile, rugged and northerly lands in North America.
  • Sirmilik National Park of Canada – Northern Baffin Island landscape containing Eastern Arctic Lowlands and Lancaster Sound.
  • Auyuittuq National Park of Canada – Baffin Island landscapes containing northern extremity of Canadian Shield.
  • Ukkusiksalik National Park of Canada – The place where there is stone that can be used to carve pots and oil lamps.

    List of Northwest Territories, Yukon & Nunavut National Parks and photo of Nahanni River National Park of Canada, provided by Parks Canada.
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