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Auyuittuq National Park

National park in Nunavut, Canada

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Overview

Auyuittuq National Park is a national park in Nunavut. In the Inuktitut language, its name means "the land that never melts". If despite that warning, you're still interested in visiting, you'll experience many terrains of Arctic wilderness, such as fjords, glaciers, and ice fields.

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Getting there

By boat
A boat ride to and from the park can be arranged with a local outfitter.

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Fjords

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UnderstandAuyuittuq covers , so it's about the size of Bhutan or New Jersey. It lies almost entirely within the Arctic Circle.

Get inThere is no intercity road network in Nunavut. The park is accessible by boat from Pangnirtung in the south and Qikiqtarjuaq in the north. Canadian North flies from Iqaluit to these communities.

Fees and permitsAn annual pass is available for less than the cost of 7 day passes. Fishing permit:

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DoThe most common backpacking route in the park is known as Akshayuk Pass, and follows the Weasel and Owl rivers via Summit Lake.

BuyInuit carvings and prints in Pangnirtung.

EatNo eateries at the park; you must bring your own food.

DrinkSome of the cleanest water in the world fresh from the glaciers. However, the north side of the pass is a bird nesting area and as such, water must be purified no matter how clean it looks.

SleepThere are emergency shelters every 15 km or so, but they're not for sleeping; a tent is required.

Stay safeThere are many river crossings which can be quite dangerous towards the evenings. The best time to cross is between 4AM and 8AM when rivers are at their lowest levels.

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