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Ukkusiksalik National Park is a national park in Nunavut, Canada. It covers of tundra and coastal mudflats south of the Arctic Circle and the hamlet of Repulse Bay, from Hudson Bay's Roes Welcome Sound towards the western Barrenlands and the source of Brown River. The park surrounds Wager Bay, a -long inlet on the Hudson Bay. Although the smallest of Nunavut's four national parks, it is the sixth largest in Canada. Its name relates to steatite found there: ''Ukkusiksalik'' means ''"where there is material for the stone pot"'' (from ''ukkusik'', meaning ''pot'' or ''saucepan'' like qulliq). In addition to a reversing waterfall and 500 archeological sites, including an old Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) trading post, the region is home to such species as polar bears, grizzly bears, Arctic wolf, caribou, seals and peregrine falcons. Vegetation in the park is typical low tundra, with dwarf birch, willow and mountain avens. Scattered patches of boreal forest can be encountered in river valleys. The park is uninhabited now, but the Inuit lived there from 11th century to the 1960s. Remains of fox traps, tent rings, and food caches have been discovered in the area. The Hudson's Bay Company had an operating trading post in the area from 1925 to 1947. The park was created on August 23, 2003, becoming Canada's 41st national park, and the fourth in Nunavut. It can be reached from the nearest communities of Baker Lake or Repulse Bay by plane or boat. ==History== Little is known about Wager Bay's early history, as until the 19th century the area was inhabited by Inuit who traditionally passed down their history by word-of-mouth. There is, however, a remarkable quantity of stone relics, mainly ''tent rings'' from Thule people, inuksuit, caches and shelters which give evidence that the coast of Wager Bay was inhabited since thousands of years. About 500 archaeological sites have been identified within the last years as well from Dorset culture (500 BC - 1000 AD), as from Thule culture (1000 - 1800) and the last two centuries. Barrenland Inuit (or Caribou Inuit) were not a homogeneous tribe, but families of quite diverse groups: *''Ukkusiksalingmiut'' from Back River and Hayes River regions *''Aivilingmiut'' from Repulse Bay region, *''Qairnirmiut'' from Baker Lake and Chesterfield Inlet regions *''Netsilik Inuit (Natsilingmiut)'' (doesn't have "e" and "o" ) from around Kugaaruk and Taloyoak. 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「Ukkusiksalik National Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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