Aulavik National Park

73.7652° N, 119.6192° W

Aulavik National Park is a 12,200 km² national park 266 km east of Sachs Harbour, in Northwest Territories. It was established in 1992.

3 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Shoran Lake (4.28 km²).

Area
12,200 km²
Established
1992
Named lakes
3

Sun and moon today

Civil dawn
7:47 a.m.
Sunrise
9:03 a.m.
Sunset
6:25 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:40 p.m.
Moonrise
7:48 a.m.
Moonset
5:38 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

RankFeatureArea
1Shoran Lake4.28 km²
2Nangmagvik Lake3.87 km²
3Gettis Lake1.19 km²

Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.

Things to do

Camping

  • Backcountry camping

Official record

Designation
National park
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Parks Canada Agency

Photos

Aulavik Back Channel site
Photo: Paul Gierszewski, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Aulavik tent ring stones
Photo: Paul Gierszewski, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Names

  • Parc national du Canada AulavikFrench form