Kejimkujik National Park

Kejimkujik National Park
The Little River
Coordinates: 44 ° 25 ′ 26.3 "  N , 65 ° 14 ′ 17.5"  W.
Location:	Nova Scotia , Canada
Next city:	Digby
Surface:	403 km²
Founding:	1974
Visitors:	36,090 (2016/2017)
Address:	Kejimkujik National Park Box 236 Maitland Bridge, NS Tel. [phone]
The Kejimkujik Lake

The Kejimkujik National Park ( English Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site of Canada , French Parc national et lieu historique national du Canada Kejimkujik ) is located in the province of Nova Scotia in eastern Canada . The park is an IUCN Category II ( National Park ) protected area managed by Parks Canada , a Crown Agency (federal agency). The area was also fully designated as a light protection area ( Kejimkujik Dark Sky Preserve ) in 2010 . The park is still part of the South West Nova Biosphere Reserve, established in 2001 .

The park consists of two parts: the main park (381 km² ) in the interior of the province and a secondary park (22 km²), which is marked with the addition of Seaside , on the coast of the Atlantic . The main part of the Kejimkujik National Park is the only national park in the maritime provinces of Canada that is located inland. The park extends over a total area of ​​403 km². The main part of the park is forested with many lakes and rivers. In the time of the indigenous people, the Mi'kmaqs , these waterways were important canoe routes to get from the Bay of Fundy to the Atlantic. The park is also home to some petroglyphs from the period.

The part of the park on the Atlantic consists of white sandy beaches and wet areas on the coast. Some endangered shorebirds, such as the yellow-footed plover , make their home in this part of the park. In addition, a large number of frog species as well as white-tailed deer and tree prick can be observed in the main part .

The park was named after Kejimkujik Lake , the largest lake within the park. The name of the lake comes from the Mi'kmaq and means “ trying to escape ” or “ swollen water ”. The park administration translates the name Kejimkujik from the Mi'kmaq word " tired muscle ".

The park includes the Mersey River , West River, and Little River .

Web links

Commons : Kejimkujik National Park  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Kejimkujik National Park , on Parks Canada , (Eng., Fr.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site of Canada (English)
2. ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site of Canada (Seaside Adjunct) (English)
3. ^ Royal Astronomical Society of Canada : Dark-Sky Site Designations . rasc.ca → RASC Programs → Light-Pollution Abatement (with card).
4. ↑ UNESCO Biosphere Reserves. South West Nova. In: Ecological Sciences for Sustainable Development. UNESCO , accessed on May 25, 2019 .