Auyuittuq National Park Reserve | national park, Nunavut, Canada | Britannica (original) (raw)

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entrance through Cumberland Sound

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  In Cumberland Sound
  …trading post and gateway to Auyuittuq National Park Reserve (8,394 square miles [21,470 square km]), Pangnirtung has a medical centre and hospital, a weather and radio station, and a Royal Canadian Mounted Police post. Economic activities include sealing, fishing, hunting, and the marketing of crafts through the local cooperative.
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preservation of Arctic wilderness

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  In Baffin Island
  In 1972 Auyuittuq National Park Reserve (8,290 square miles [21,471 square km]) was created on the Cumberland Peninsula (east coast) to preserve an Arctic wilderness of jagged mountain peaks, deep valleys, spectacular fjords, and marine coastal wildlife. Iron-ore deposits have been found in the north, and Nanisivik,…
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