Pingualuit National Park

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Pingualuit National Park is a remote Quebec protected area in Nunavik famed for its nearly perfectly circular meteorite crater lake and stark Arctic tundra landscapes.

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Pingualuit National Park canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
protected area
tourist attraction
access by air
by guided expedition
climate polar climate
conservationFocus Arctic tundra habitats
meteorite crater lake ecosystem
country Canada
culturalRegion Nunavik
surface form: Inuit Nunavik
distanceFromMajorCity over 1,000 km north of Quebec City
ecosystemType Arctic ecosystem
established 2004
establishedBy Government of Quebec
geographicRegion Arctic tundra
governingBody Kativik Regional Government
Parcs Nunavik
humanPopulationDensity very low
knownFor circular meteorite crater lake
remoteness
stark Arctic tundra landscapes
lakeShape nearly perfectly circular
lakeType meteorite crater lake
locatedIn Nunavik
Quebec, Canada
surface form: Quebec
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Kativik Regional Government
locatedOn Ungava Peninsula
nearestCommunity Kangiqsujuaq
notableFeature Pingualuit Crater
Pingualuit Crater Lake
officialLanguage French
officialNameInFrench Parc national des Pingualuit
primaryWaterBody Pingualuit Crater Lake
protectedAreaStatus IUCN Category II (national park)
provinceParkNetwork Quebec national parks network
recreationalActivity backcountry skiing
hiking
photography
snowshoeing
wildlife viewing
seasonalConditions long, cold winters
short, cool summers
terrain glacially eroded landscape
rocky plateaus
tundra
wildlife Arctic fox
caribou
migratory birds

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Kangiqsujuaq hasNearbyAttraction Pingualuit National Park
Nunavik protectedArea Pingualuit National Park
Labrador Peninsula containsProtectedArea Pingualuit National Park
Pingualuit Crater locatedInProtectedArea Pingualuit National Park