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[[Image:Ovayok.jpg|right|thumb|Looking north towards Ovayok]]
'''Ovayok Territorial Park'''HI (sometimes '''Uvajuq''', formerly '''Mount Pelly''') is a park situated 15 [[Kilometer|km]] (9 [[Mile|mi]]) east of [[Cambridge Bay, Nunavut|Cambridge Bay]], [[Nunavut]], [[Canada]]. The park is relatively small and covers an area of approximately 16 km² (6 sq mi). The park can be accessed by vehicle from the community as a gravel road runs directly to it.
The park has a wide variety of wildlife with [[Musk Ox]] being predominant, however it's also possible to see [[Barren-ground Caribou]], [[Arctic Hare]], [[Arctic Fox]], and [[North American Brown Lemming]]s. There are several lakes within the park and most contain [[Arctic char]] and [[Lake trout]]. Birds include [[Arctic Tern]]s, [[Willow Grouse|Ptarmigan]], [[Canada Goose|Canada Geese]], [[Snowy Owl]]s and, of course, [[Common Raven|Ravens]].
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