Herschel Island (French: Île d'Herschel; Inuvialuktun: Qikiqtaruk) [3] is an island in the Beaufort Sea (part of the Arctic Ocean), which lies 5 km (3.1 mi) off the coast of Yukon in Canada, of which it is administratively a part. Part of the Arctic Archipelago, it is Yukon's only large offshore island.

Herschel Island–Qikiqtaruk Territorial Park lies 5 kilometres off the north coast of the Yukon in the Tariuq (Beaufort Sea). This 116-square-kilometre island protects important natural and human heritage.

The island is a place where grizzly and polar bears exist together. It’s also habitat for muskoxen, caribou, arctic and red foxes. Visitors may spot seals out on the sea ice, while bowhead and beluga whales swim past.

Herschel Island, 101 km 2, lies in the Beaufort Sea off the north coast of the Yukon Territory. Named in 1826 by John Franklin after the English astronomer Sir William Herschel, its geographical features were named in 1889 by Commander C.H. Stockton of USS Thetis.

Herschel Island (Inuktitut: Qikiqtaruk; French: Île d'Herschel), in the Beaufort Sea (part of the Arctic Ocean), lies 5 km (3.1 mi) off the coast of Yukon in Canada. It is Yukon's only offshore island. The island is home to Qikiqtaruk Territorial Park, which makes up the entire 116 km 2 (45 sq mi) of Herschel Island.

The 116 km2 park was established through the Inuvialuit Final Agreement in 1987, making it Yukon’s first territorial park. Visitors come to experience the arctic tundra and marine environments, explore the historic whaling settlement, and …

to our island in the polar sea Herschel Island - Qikiqtaruk became Yukon’s first territorial park in 1987. A result of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement, the 116 km2 park protects a rare combination of natural and human heritage. This is a living park. You are entering the home of the Inuvialuit, the original people of the western arctic coast.

Located on the coast of the Canadian Yukon, 45 miles east of Alaska but separated from Prudhoe Bay by the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, it is not the most convenient place to visit. But...

2025年1月30日 · Herschel Island in Qikiqtaruk Territorial Park is not a place many people ever visit. With a location in the Bering Sea, five kilometres off the coast of the Yukon, and a 90 minute Twin Otter flight from Inuvik – the closest city of any …

Herschel Island–Qikiqtaruk Territorial Park lies 5 km off the north coast of Yukon in the Beaufort Sea. This 116 km2 island protects important natural and human heritage. Between land and sea, its dry polar climate is home to a unique array of arctic plants, animals and sea life, including the largest colony of Black Guillemots in the Western ...