Introducing Vuntut National Park
Vuntut, a Gwich’in word meaning ‘among the lakes, ’ is about 100km north of Old Crow, where there is a one-person park office (867-667-3910; www.pc.gc.ca/vuntut). The 4345-sq-km park was declared a national park in 1993. It lives up to its name with scores of lakes and ponds, home to 500, 000waterbirds in late summer. Archaeological sites contain fossils of ancient animals such as mammoths, plus evidence of early humans.
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Last updated: Sep 24, 2008
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