Canada
Ivvavik / Vuntut / Herschel Island (Qikiqtaruk)
Together, Ivvavik National Park of Canada, Vuntut National Park of Canada, and Herschel Island (Qikiqtaruk) Territorial Park comprise 15,500 km2 of wilderness.
These parks comprise land rich in wildlife, including 10 percent of the world’s caribou population, as well as a variety of landscapes and vegetation. This is the land of the Inuvialuit and Vuntut Gwitchin, who have hunted, fished and traded in the region for thousands of years. The cultural landscape’s rich and complex human history is expressed through archaeological evidence and oral history.
Site Info
Official Information
- Full Name
- Ivvavik / Vuntut / Herschel Island (Qikiqtaruk) (ID: 1939)
- Country
- Canada
- Status
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On tentative list 2004
Site history
History of Ivvavik / Vuntut / Herschel Island (Qikiqtaruk)
- 2004: Added to Tentative List
- Added to tentative list
- Type
- Mixed
- Criteria
Links
- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
- Official
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UNESCO.org
- whc.unesco.org — whc.unesco.org
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- Community Category
- Wildlife habitat: Fauna
- Cultural Landscape: Continuing
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