Auyuittuq National Park

67.3459° N, 65.8612° W

Auyuittuq National Park is a 19,090 km² national park 80 km southwest of Qikiqtarjuaq, in Nunavut. It was established in 1972.

4 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Greenshield Lake (63.4 km²).

Area
19,090 km²
Established
1972
Named lakes
4

Sun and moon today

Civil dawn
6:09 a.m.
Sunrise
7:03 a.m.
Sunset
5:16 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:10 p.m.
Moonrise
5:38 a.m.
Moonset
4:33 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

RankFeatureArea
1Greenshield Lake63.4 km²
2Summit Lake11.5 km²
3Crater Lake0.64 km²
4Avalikong Lake0.17 km²

Rivers

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

Official record

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

Photos

Ashayak Pass, Auyuittuq NP, Baffin Island
Photo: Mike Beauregard, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Auyuittuq National Park entrance
Photo: Guilhem.Pouxviel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut -a
Photo: Mike Beauregard from Nunavut, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Names

  • Parc national du Canada AuyuittuqFrench form