Torngat-Mountains-Nationalpark

The National Park Torngatberge or Torngat Mountains National Park (English Torngat Mountains National Park of Canada, French Parc national du Canada des Monts - Torngat ) is one of the three National Parks in Canada's Newfoundland and Labrador province. The purpose of the in 2005 founded, located in the far north of the province area is to protect a representative portion of the mountain range in North - Labrador. This happens in negotiations with the Inuit of Nunatsiavut, an autonomous region in the province.

While in the neighboring Parc national Kuururjuaq there are still vast forests, lies the Torngat beyond the tree line, one sees from black spruce from can be found here no more trees. 330 vascular plant species were recorded, as well as 220 additional plants.

In the park woodland caribou live (Rangifer tarandus caribou ) in two herds, the Monts- Targat herd and the George River herd, which derives its name from the Rivière George. The park is home to wolves, ice and black bears, foxes and arctic foxes and their food such as voles, lemmings and arctic hares (Lepus arcticus ).

In the fjords are found minke whales, fin whale and the humpback whale of. In addition to the seal to find harp seal, ringed seal and hooded seal.

The ptarmigan is found in the park, there also nest collar and Barrow, but also short-eared owl and peregrine falcon.

Name

The park's name is derived from the Monts Torngat, this name means in Inuktitut " of spirits inhabited place ".

Others

Within the park, there is only the Natives allowed to hedge against the occurring bear to bear arms. Bivouacs are against this secure with a bear fence and securing means are to be taken.