Torngat Mountains National Park (Inuktitut: Tongait KakKasuangita SilakKijapvinga) is a Canadian national park located on the Labrador Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The park encompasses 9,700 km2 (3,700 sq mi; 2,400,000 acres) of mountainous terrain between Northern Québec and the Labrador Sea. Set in the Torngat Mountains, the name comes from the Inuktitut word Tongait, meaning "place of spirits". It contains the highest mountains in Mainland Canada east of the Rockies. The subarctic Torngat Mountains are the Inuit homeland, a treasure trove of the powerful stories, spirits and traditions of centuries of travellers.
An area called Torngat Mountains National Park Reserve was set aside with enactment of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement on December 1, 2005,[4] with the intention of creating a national park. When the Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement came into effect on July 10, 2008, the park was officially established, and the National Park Reserve became Torngat Mountains National Park, the first in Labrador. The park covers 9,700 square kilometres (3,700 sq mi), extending from Cape Chidley south to Saglek Fjord. It is the largest national park in Atlantic Canada and the southernmost national park in the Arctic Cordillera.
This park protects wildlife (caribou, black bears, wolf packs, two species of fox, polar bears, peregrine falcon, and golden eagle among others), while offering wilderness-oriented recreational activities (hiking,...
   Read moreHunted the general area in 1984 from the Hebron fjord. Flew via float plane (185 Cessna) from Goose bay to nain ,refuled stayed 3days until fog cleared then on to Hebron . Pilot (Clyde house ) landed us in the fjord and we harvested 2caribou just north of the landing place . Walked for hours north west across shallow river to a plateau feeding area. Wonderful experience that I will cherish for life. The area is just south of the torngat park but similar and...
   Read moreUnspoiled, beautiful landscape. Very difficult hiking as there are no trails to speak of. Difficult to get to but worth it. Watch out for weather as you can get snowstorms in July. Google "Tragedy in the Torngats" to understand the...
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