Caribou River Provincial Park

Caribou River Provincial Wilderness Park is a provincial park in extreme north-central Manitoba, Canada. It is the northern most provincial park in Manitoba, and borders the southern Nunavut border.

Not to be confused with Cariboo River Provincial Park.
Caribou River Provincial Park
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
LocationManitoba, Canada
Nearest townChurchill, Manitoba
Coordinates59.33°N 96.39°W
Area7,640 km2 (2,950 sq mi)
Established1995
Governing bodyGovernment of Manitoba

Caribou River Provincial Park was designated a provincial park by the Government of Manitoba in 1995.[1] The park is 7,640 square kilometres (2,950 sq mi) in size.[1] The park is considered to be a Class Ib protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories.[2]

The park protects an area of the Taiga Shield Ecozone (CEC), including boreal forest, rivers and lakes, and low-lying wetlands forming extensive peatlands (bogs and fens). The park has a fairly rolling terrain with many rocky outcrops. Glacial till has been shaped into a mosaic of ridges and eskers, sinuous, rounded ridges deposited by during glaciation.

References
  1. A System Plan for Manitoba's Provincial Park (PDF). Government of Manitoba. March 1997. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. "Caribou River Provincial Park". Protected Plant. United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 1 July 2017.

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