Wapusk National Park map with Cree names

Wapusk National Park

Learn more: Cree Names and the Landscape of Wapusk National Park

A detailed map of Wapusk National Park with English and Cree names, where available. Wapusk National Park Map with Cree names

Note: Cree names are shown in brackets beside their respective English name.

Image description
A map of Wapusk National Park in northern Manitoba. There are two research camps, Nestor 2 and Nester 1, in the northern part of the park, as well as meteorological stations at Mary Lake and Roberge Lake. There are park management compounds on Broad River (Anaskosipiy) and Owl River (Oho Sipiy) near the eastern edge of the park close to the Hudson Bay (Kihcikamiy) shore. Other identified bodies of water are Norton Lake, Klohn Lake, Hannah Lake, Napper Lake, Steele Lake, Fletcher Lake and Skidmore Lake, the Churchill River (Mantewisipiy), the White Whale River, the Numaykoos River (Namekosipiy), the Weir River (Kisemiciskan Sipiy), the Nelson River (Kischi Sipiy) and the Hayes River (Apihtisipiy), Salmon Creek (Namekoipisis), Kelsey Creek, Silcox Creek, Asawapuskun Creek (Asawapaskosipisis), Rupert Creek (Asiniy Sipiy), Washunhikunis Creek (Waskahikanisipisis) and Noochewaywun Creek (Nochewan Sipisis). Immediately west and south of the park is the Churchill Wildlife Management Area, while the Kaskatamagan Wildlife Management Area is to the southeast. The town of Churchill is identified with a black dot, while Prince of Wales Fort and York Factory (Kihciwaskahikan) national historic sites are identified. Blue dots in Hudson Bay along the north and eastern shore identify the tidal flats, while Cape Churchill is marked along the northern shore and Thompson Point and Kiyask Island (Kiyask Ministik) are marked on the eastern shore. A railroad extends south from Churchill.
The northwest section of the park is identified as coastal fen, while the northeast section along the coast down to just north of the Owl River is coastal ridges and fen. The southeast section of the park along the coast is coastal forested fen, while the coast itself in Hudson Bay is an intertidal zone. The southwest portion of the park is boreal transitional forest, while a ribbon of the park bordering that portion to the east is designated as forested peat plateau bog. The remaining area, which makes up the majority of the park’s land, is peat plateau bog.
An inset map shows the entirety of Hudson Bay with southeastern Nunavut, northeastern Manitoba, northern Ontario, and northwestern Quebec all identified.

Cree names are provided according to the Wapusk National Park of Canada Management Plan of October 2007 and with the help of "Using Cree knowledge to perceive and describe the landscape of the Wapusk National Park Area" by Maria M'Lot, thesis towards a Masters of Natural Resource Management Degree, University of Manitoba, 2002.

Base data used to compile this map was supplied by Natural Resources Canada, Manitoba Land Inventory, and Parks Canada Agency.

This map is intended for general orientation purposes only and should not be used for navigation.

Map is projected in the UTM coordinate system.

 

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