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Auyuittuq National Park ((イヌクティトゥット語:ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ), , "the land that never melts"〔) is a national park located on Baffin Island's Cumberland Peninsula, Qikiqtaaluk Region in Nunavut, the largest political subdivision of Canada. It features many terrains of Arctic wilderness, such as fjords, glaciers, and ice fields. Although Auyuittuq was established in 1976 as a national park reserve, it was upgraded to a full national park in 2000. Little vegetation can be found in Auyuittuq Park, although the plants found there range from flowers such as mountain avens, campion, ''Papaver'', and saxifrage to shrubs like dwarf birch, Arctic willow, and heather. Many of the plants in Auyuittuq Park grow in clumps to create their own warmer "microclimate" to survive the harsh Arctic conditions. Because of the exceptionally low vegetation supply, wildlife is very scarce. There are only 12 species of mammals that live in Auyuittuq Park including lemmings (both the North American brown lemming and the northern collared lemming), Arctic hare, and ermine to polar bear, Arctic fox, and some barren-ground caribou. The nearest towns are Qikiqtarjuaq and Pangnirtung. Visitors wishing to enter the park are required by Parks Canada to register at the park office in Pangnirtung or Qikiqtarjuaq, and attend an orientation session.〔(Auyuittuq National Park )〕〔(Visitor Information Package )〕 Park user fees apply. The most common backpacking route in the park is known as Akshayuk Pass, and follows the Weasel and Owl rivers via Summit Lake. In 2008, heavy rain and warm weather caused Summit Lake to burst through its banks, flooding the Weasel River and washing away the Windy Lake bridge (see photo below). As a result, the hiking routes in the pass are limited to either side of the Weasel River. Well known peaks include Mount Asgard (shown in the James Bond film ''The Spy Who Loved Me'') with an face, and Mount Thor with a , 105° face. ==Gallery== Image:Mount_Asgard_3_2001-07-25.jpg|Mount Asgard, Baffin Island, 2001 Image:Pangnirtung Fiord N 4 2001-07-25.jpg|Maktak Fiord Delta File:Lateral Moraines at Margins of Penny Ice Cap.jpg|Horseshoe-shaped lateral moraines at the margin of the Penny Ice Cap Image:Auyuittuq ThorPeak 2007.JPG|Along the Weasel River, hiking to Mount Thor File:Mount Odin snow and ice.jpg|Mount Odin Image:Auyuittuq NP 1 2001-07-25.jpg|Rock formations and glaciers Image:Auyuittuq_SouthEnd_2007.JPG|Akshayuk Pass File:Baffin Mtns Cumberland Peninsula 2.jpg|Baffin Mountains from the air, Cumberland Peninsula 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Auyuittuq National Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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