Sirmilik National Park

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, -78.43444
Area	22,200 km²
Established	1999
Governing body	Parks Canada

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

The park comprises three areas, Bylot Island, Oliver Sound and the Borden Peninsula.

Gallery

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

See also

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Sirmilik

• Canadian National Parks
• List of Canadian national parks
• List of Nunavut parks

External links

• Sirmilik National Park official website

National Parks of Canada
National parks	Aulavik • Auyuittuq • Banff • Bruce Peninsula • Cape Breton Highlands • Elk Island • Forillon • Fundy • Georgian Bay Islands • Glacier • Grasslands • Gros Morne • Ivvavik • Jasper • Kejimkujik • Kluane • Kootenay • Kouchibouguac • La Mauricie • Mount Revelstoke • Point Pelee • Prince Edward Island • Pukaswa • Prince Albert • Quttinirpaaq • Riding Mountain • Sirmilik • St. Lawrence Islands • Terra Nova • Tuktut Nogait • Ukkusiksalik • Vuntut • Wapusk • Waterton Lakes • Wood Buffalo • Yoho
National Park Reserves	Gulf Islands • Gwaii Haanas • Pacific Rim • Torngat Mountains • Mingan Archipelago • Kluane • Nahanni • Tuktut Nogait
Marine Conservation Areas	Fathom Five • Saguenay-St. Lawrence
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