Ukkusiksalik National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
national park in Nunavut, Canada
About Ukkusiksalik National Park
Ukkusiksalik National Park is closest to Chesterfield Inlet. It covers an area of20,885km(8,064sqmi), a bit smaller than El Salvador. It was established in 2003. Its name relates to steatite found there: Ukkusiksalik means "where there is material for the stone pot" (from ukkusik, meaning pot or saucepan like qulliq). The park is uninhabited now, but the Inuit lived there from the 11th century to the 1960s. Remains of fox traps, tent rings, and food caches have been discovered in the area. The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) had an operating trading post in the area from 1925 to 1947. Little is known about Wager Bay's early history, as until the 19th century the area was inhabited by Inuit who traditionally passed down their history by word-of-mouth. There is, however, a remarkable quantity of
Ukkusiksalik National Park Travel Guide Sections
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