Ovayok Territorial Park

Ovayok Territorial Park in Nunavut lies east of Cambridge Bay and centers on three prominent eskers: Uvayuq, formerly called Mount Pelly, with Inuuhuktu and Amaaqtuq behind it. These hills dominate the landscape and hold an important place in Inuit tradition, in which they are a family of starving giants crossing Victoria Island. The park also preserves evidence of long human use, including tent rings, food caches, and nearby Thule and Paleo-Eskimo campsites and artifacts indicating use for at least 1,000 years. Its natural life is also notable, especially muskox, along with caribou, Arctic hare, Arctic fox, lemmings, fish-bearing lakes, and many northern birds.

Nunavut · Canada