See Also: Pukaskwa National Park(encyclopedia)
Tai National Park(tourism)
national park(dictionary)
national park(encyclopedia)
Comoe National Park(tourism)
Kabalega National Park(encyclopedia)
Banff National Park(encyclopedia)
Big Bend National Park(encyclopedia)
Los Glaciares National Park(encyclopedia)
Biscayne National Park(encyclopedia)

Pukaskwa National Park (sh)




National park, central Ontario, Canada.

Established in 1971, it is Ontario's largest national park, covering 725 sq mi (1,878 sq km). It includes areas of rugged Canadian Shield wilderness as well as 50 mi (80 km) of the shoreline of northeastern Lake Superior, with rocky islets and coves and spectacular cliffs. Excavations of prehistoric Indian remains have been made. Wildlife includes timber wolf, black bear, mink, lynx, white-tailed deer, moose, and woodland caribou. The park has vast forests of white and black spruce, jack pine, poplar, and birch.