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National park in Nunavut, Canada
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Quttinirpaaq National Park is a national park on the northeastern corner of Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada. Since October 2004, the park has been on UNESCO's tentative list for its ecosystem.
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Built by the US Army Signal Corps in the 1880s as a base camp for an attempt to reach the North Pole. Used by Peary during some of his Arctic expeditions. In 1991, some of the structures at Fort Conger were designated as Classified Federal Heritage Buildings. Visiting Fort Conger requires special permission and a Parks Canada staff person to accompany your group.
Resolute Bay is the nearest commercial airline access point with flights from Iqaluit. From Resolute, a charter is required to reach Quttinirpaaq.
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