Atikaki Provincial Wilderness Park

Atikaki Provincial Wilderness Park
Map showing the location of Atikaki Provincial Wilderness Park
Map showing the location of Atikaki Provincial Wilderness Park
Location in Manitoba
LocationManitoba, Canada
Nearest townBloodvein, Manitoba
Coordinates51°30′0″N 95°31′0″W / 51.50000°N 95.51667°W / 51.50000; -95.51667[1]
Area3,981 square kilometres (1,537 sq mi)
Established1985 (1985)
Governing bodyGovernment of Manitoba
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Atikaki Provincial Park

Atikaki Provincial Park is a wilderness park in Manitoba, Canada, located east of Lake Winnipeg along the Ontario boundary in the Canadian Shield. The area of Atikaki Provincial Park is 3,981 square kilometres (1,537 sq mi).[2] Atikaki Provincial Park is north of Nopiming Provincial Park and borders the Woodland Caribou Provincial Park in Ontario.[2]

Atikaki Provincial Wilderness Park was designated a provincial park by the Government of Manitoba in 1985.[3] The park is considered to be a Class II protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories.[4] It became part of the Pimachiowin Aki UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018.[5]

  1. ^ "Atikaki Provincial Park". Geographical Place Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Bloodvein was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Atikaki Provincial Wilderness Park". Find Your Favourite Park. Parks and Protected Spaces Branch, Government of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Atikaki Provincial Park". Protected Planet. United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  5. ^ Johnson, Rhiannon (2018-07-01). "Newest UNESCO World Heritage Site is boreal forest important to First Nations cultures". CBC News. Retrieved 2018-07-03.