Auyuittuk National Park

Auyuittuk National Park was founded in 2001 on the eastern part of Baffin Island, which belongs to Canada. The territory of this environmental facility is located in the province of Nunavut. The word “Ayuittuq” in Inuit means “the land that never melts”. And in fact, this name very well describes the natural conditions of the park, and especially its main attraction - Cape Penny Ice, where an area of 6,000 square kilometers of pure ice and snow.

The approval for the creation of the Auyuittuq conservation zone was given in the early 1970s, after which an agreement was signed on the creation of the park with the indigenous inhabitants of this territory - the Inuit. The agreement was enshrined in official documents in 1993, but the official opening of the national park took place much later - in 2001.

In the southeastern part of Auyuittuk Park there is a truly grandiose spectacle - the legendary Akshayuk Pass. For more than a hundred kilometers, this route winds through the Cumberland Peninsula and connects the Davis Strait with Cumberland Bay. Akshayuk is much more than a pass. This is a magnificent ski region and a great place for a tourist trip.