Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site of Canada

Local nameKejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site of Canada
LocationCanada

Kejimkujik National Park () is a National Park of Canada, covering 404 km2 in the southwest of Nova Scotia peninsula. Located within three municipalities, Annapolis, Queens, Digby, it consists of two separate land areas: an inland part, which is coincident with the Kejimkujik National Historic Site of Canada, and the Kejimkujik National Park Seaside on the Atlantic coast.The Historic site is a cultural landscape 404 square kilometres forested upland plain between the South Shore and the Annapolis Valley. In it is found petroglyph sites, habitation sites, fishing and hunting sites, travel routes and burial grounds, which attest to Mi’kmaq occupancy of this area for thousands of years.

The seaside part is a wilderness protection area featuring coastal bogs, beaches, intertidal areas, and abundant flora and fauna.The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada has designated the park a dark-sky preserve.The park is named after Kejimikujik Lake, the largest lake in the park.

Tags Nature ReserveNational Park
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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kejimkujik_National_Park

Official Website https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ns/kejimkujik

Coordinates 44°22'18.499" N -65°17'58.811" E

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