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Parker's Notch


Coordinates: 69°54′14″N 112°38′24″W / 69.90389°N 112.64000°W / 69.90389; -112.64000

Parker's Notch, named after former Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, John Havelock Parker, is a protrusion of the Northwest Territories southwards into Nunavut on Victoria Island. In the Northwest Territories the protrusion is part of the Inuvik Region and the Kitikmeot Region in Nunavut.

Parker's Notch is located on the Wollaston Peninsula in southwestern Victoria Island. The notch protrudes south from the 70th parallel north and encompasses most of Quunnguq Lake.

Parker's Notch was formed as a result of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement (IFA). The agreement, signed on June 5, 1984 after 10 years of negotiations, created the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. In the agreement, the Inuvialuit were given legal control over 91,000 km2 (35,000 sq mi) of land, including subsurface rights to 13,000 km2 (5,000 sq mi) of oil, gas and minerals. In addition, the Inuvialuit were given the right to hunt and harvest anywhere in the claimed area. They also became responsible for wildlife management, becoming part of a wildlife management team with the government. In exchange, the Inuvialuit gave up their exclusive use of their lands.


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