Qikiqtaruk Territorial Park, is a park in Yukon Territory, Canada. The park makes up the entire 116 square kilometers of Herschel Island. The island is located in the north of Yukon in the

Beaufort Sea The Beaufort Sea (; french: Mer de Beaufort, Iñupiaq: ''Taġiuq'') is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located north of the Northwest Territories, the Yukon, and Alaska, and west of Canada's Arctic islands. The sea is named after Sir Fr ...

. The park is known for its large colony of

black guillemot The black guillemot or tystie (''Cepphus grylle'') is a medium-sized seabird of the Alcidae family, native throughout northern Atlantic coasts and eastern North American coasts. It is resident in much of its range, but large populations from the ...

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Herschel Island - Qikiqtaruk Territorial Park , Government of Yukon
{{Park-stub Parks in Yukon