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Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site

Natural World Heritage property in Canada, inscribed in 1984 under criteria (vii), (viii).

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site, Canada
Photo: Photo by Scott Bauer. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage SiteDinosaur Provincial ParkHead-Smashed-In Buffalo JumpNahanni National Park ReserveNinstintsOlympic National ParkPimachiowin AkiRedwood National and State ParksWaterton-Glacier International Peace ParkWood Buffalo National ParkWriting-on-Stone Provincial ParkYellowstone National ParkYosemite National Park51.425° N, 116.480° W
State Party
Canada
Year of inscription
1984
Criteria
viiviii
Area of property
22,991 km²
Location
British Columbia, Alberta
What it is
group of protected areas
Founded or built
1984
Component parts
8 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 304 · Wikidata Q72895

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(viii)An outstanding record of the major stages of Earth’s history: the record of life, geological processes or landforms.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Canada274 kmHead-Smashed-In Buffalo JumpCanada · 1981CulturalWaterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Canada326 kmWaterton-Glacier International Peace ParkCanada · 1995NaturalDinosaur Provincial Park, Canada356 kmDinosaur Provincial ParkCanada · 1979NaturalWriting-on-Stone Provincial Park, Canada433 kmWriting-on-Stone Provincial ParkCanada · 2019CulturalOlympic National Park, United States668 kmOlympic National ParkUnited States · 1981NaturalYellowstone National Park, United States879 kmYellowstone National ParkUnited States · 1978Natural
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1984

Also inscribed in 1984

All of 1984

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