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Dinosaur Provincial Park

Natural World Heritage property in Canada, inscribed in 1979 under criteria (vii), (viii).

Dinosaur Provincial Park, Canada
Photo: Joanne Merriam · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
CahokiaCanadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage SiteDinosaur Provincial ParkHead-Smashed-In Buffalo JumpMesa Verde National ParkNahanni National Park ReserveNinstintsOlympic National ParkPimachiowin AkiRedwood National and State ParksWaterton-Glacier International Peace ParkWood Buffalo National ParkWriting-on-Stone Provincial ParkYellowstone National ParkYosemite National Park50.762° N, 111.485° W
State Party
Canada
Year of inscription
1979
Criteria
viiviii
Area of property
8,086 ha
Location
County of Newell, Special Area No. 2
What it is
provincial park of Canada
Founded or built
1955
Reference
WHC 71 · Wikidata Q289466

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.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Canada187 kmWriting-on-Stone Provincial ParkCanada · 2019CulturalHead-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Canada189 kmHead-Smashed-In Buffalo JumpCanada · 1981CulturalWaterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Canada262 kmWaterton-Glacier International Peace ParkCanada · 1995NaturalCanadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site, Canada356 kmCanadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage SiteCanada · 1984NaturalYellowstone National Park, United States689 kmYellowstone National ParkUnited States · 1978NaturalOlympic National Park, United States952 kmOlympic National ParkUnited States · 1981Natural
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