Qausuittuq National Park

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Qausuittuq National Park
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Qausuittuq National Park (Canada)
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Coordinates: 76 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 100 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  W.
Location: Nunavut , Canada
Next city: Resolute Bay
Surface: 11,000 km²
Founding: 2015
Address: Qausuittuq National Park
Bathurst Island, NU
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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000. In: Environment and Climate Change Canada . Retrieved April 11, 2018 .
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Resolute Bay
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) −28.8 −29.7 −27.2 −19.1 −7.7 2.2 7.1 3.8 −2.5 −11.8 −20.2 −25.6 O −13.2
Min. Temperature (° C) −35.9 −36.7 −34.2 −26.5 −14.0 −2.5 1.4 −0.8 −6.9 −18.0 −27.0 −32.7 O −19.4
Temperature (° C) -32.4 -33.1 -30.7 -22.8 -10.9 -0.1 4.3 1.5 -4.7 -14.9 -23.6 -29.2 O −16.3
Precipitation ( mm ) 4.3 3.4 6.5 6.1 9.5 14.7 20.2 34.3 25.0 13.8 7.6 5.5 Σ 150.9
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The Qausuittuq National Park ( English Qausuittuq National Park of Canada ; French Parc national du Canada Qausuittuq ) is a Canadian national park in the Nunavut territory . The park is located in the northern part of Bathurst Island , in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and also includes other areas on nearby other small and tiny islands. The park, founded in 2015, covers an area of ​​just over 11,000 km². In its immediate vicinity, on Bathurst Island, there is another protected area, the Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area . Qausuittuq means in Inuktitut “place where the sun does not rise”.

The region has a tundra climate (ET) according to the Köppen and Geiger climate classification . This means that the park is located in one of the coldest and driest regions in the world, with temperatures averaging minus 33 degrees Celsius in February and just four degrees Celsius in July. The average annual precipitation is around 150 mm. This severe climate results in only sparse vegetation. Patches of sedges, grasses, lichens and mosses provide the food source for wild animals. The wild animals living in the park also include the critically endangered peary caribou , a species of reindeer known for its pure white fur .

The park is an IUCN Category II ( National Park ) protected area .

Web links

Commons : Rouge National Urban Park  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Qausuittuq National Park (English)