Parks & Special Places From the lush green valleys of Katannilik
Park to the wild rapids of the Coppermine River, find out about
Nunavut's territorial parks, heritage Rivers and other special
places. Learn about the park's natural and cultural heritage,
its history and its facilities. Read trip reports from other
park visitors, or post your own. Find out how to get to the
park, where to stay, local arts and crafts, and find a guide or
outfitters who can take you to the park. Download park plans,
maps, interpretive programs, and other park reports. Kekerten
Park is a reminder of the European and American Arctic whaling
days of long ago. Located on Kekerten Island, about 50
kilometres south of Pangnirtung, the park area was first used as
a whaling station after the island was charted by Scottish
whaler William Penny in 1840. Soon after, Kekerten and the
surrounding Cumberland Sound became a major location for whaling
by both the British and the Americans. Knowledge of whales, the
area and of Arctic survival mad