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Sirmilik National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location of Sirmilik National Park in Canada
Location Nunavut, Canada
Nearest city Pond Inlet
Coordinates 72°20′26″N 78°26′04″W / 72.34056°N 78.43444°W / 72.34056; -78.43444Coordinates: 72°20′26″N 78°26′04″W / 72.34056°N 78.43444°W / 72.34056; -78.43444
Area 22,200 km²
Established 1999
Governing body Parks Canada

Sirmilik National Park is a national park located in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. Meaning "the place of glaciers" in native tongue, Sirmilik was established in 1999 and is within the Arctic Cordillera. Much of the park is bordered by water:

The park is composed of three areas, Bylot Island, Oliver Sound and the Borden Peninsula.

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Byam Martin Mountains

Kittiwakes on the cliffs of Cape Graham Moore

Inuit on the sea ice in front of Bylot Island

NASA image of Bylot Island

Hoodoos on Bylot Island north of Pond Inlet

See also

Further reading

  • Pynn, Larry. 2003. "ADVENTURE - JOURNEY TO SIRMILIK - Two Travellers Brave Winds, Shifting Ice Floes and Roiling Arctic Seas for a Glimpse of Canada's Newest National Park". Canadian Geographic. 123, no. 2: 34.

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