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TIL Quttinirpaaq National Park on Ellesmere Island offers day trips and multiday backpacking routes in the high arctic, including the 4500-year old Muskox Way, the route of ancient peoples. Historic Fort Conger visits are possible only when you are accompanies by Parks Canada staff

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