Vuntut National Park

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Vuntut National Park is a remote wilderness park in northern Yukon, Canada, known for protecting Arctic tundra ecosystems and the Porcupine caribou herd within the traditional territory of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation.

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Vuntut National Park canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
protected area
access no road access
primarily by air
administeredBy Parks Canada
borderedBy Alaska
surface form: Alaska (United States)

Ivvavik National Park
climate Arctic climate
coManagedWith Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation
continent North America
country Canada
culturalSignificanceFor Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation
ecosystemType Arctic wetlands
tundra
established 1995
governingBody Parks Canada
hasConservationFocus caribou habitat protection
tundra ecosystem preservation
IUCNCategory II
knownFor Arctic wildlife habitat
Porcupine caribou migration
remote wilderness
latitudeApprox above Arctic Circle
legalStatus federally protected area
locatedIn Arctic region
Yukon
northern Yukon
namedAfter Vuntut Gwitchin
nearestSettlement Old Crow
surface form: Old Crow, Yukon
partOf Parks Canada
surface form: Canadian national parks system

Yukon protected areas network
primaryLanguageLocalFirstNation Gwich’in
surface form: Gwichʼin
protects Arctic tundra ecosystem
Porcupine caribou herd
lakes
rivers
wetlands
provinceOrTerritory Yukon
region Yukon
surface form: North Yukon
wildlife Porcupine caribou herd
surface form: Porcupine caribou

grizzly bear
migratory birds
moose
wolf
withinTraditionalTerritoryOf Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yukon contains Vuntut National Park
Yukon Territory contains Vuntut National Park
Old Crow hasNearbyProtectedArea Vuntut National Park