Ivvavik National Park

69.1023° N, 139.6955° W

Ivvavik National Park is a 9,750 km² national park 187 km northwest of Inuvik, in Yukon. It was established in 1984.

2 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Bloomfield Lake (2.04 km²).

Area
9,750 km²
Established
1984
Named lakes
2

Sun and moon today

Civil dawn
8:02 a.m.
Sunrise
9:01 a.m.
Sunset
7:09 p.m.
Civil dusk
8:08 p.m.
Moonrise
6:02 a.m.
Moonset
6:41 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 4% lit

In the park

RankFeatureArea
1Bloomfield Lake2.04 km²
2Trout Lake0.89 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

Aufeis on Wolf Creek above Firth River confluence, Ivvavik National Park, YT
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Aufeis remnants along shore of Firth River near Joe Creek confluence, Ivvavik National Park, YT
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bend in Firth River canyon reach, Ivvavik National Park, YT
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Names

  • Parc national du Canada IvvavikFrench form