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Kluane / Wrangell – St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek

Natural World Heritage property in Canada and United States, inscribed in 1979 under criteria (vii), (viii), (ix), (x).

Kluane / Wrangell – St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek, Canada
Photo: John Johnston · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Kluane / Wrangell – St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-AlsekNahanni National Park ReserveNinstintsOlympic National ParkTr'ondëk-Klondike61.197° N, 140.992° W
States Parties
CanadaUnited States
Year of inscription
1979
Criteria
viiviiiixx
Area of property
98,391 km²
Location
Alaska, Yukon
What it is
group of protected areas
Component parts
4 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 72 · Wikidata Q604604

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.(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

328 kmTr'ondëk-KlondikeCanada · 2023CulturalNahanni National Park Reserve, Canada805 kmNahanni National Park ReserveCanada · 1978NaturalNinstints, Canada1172 kmNinstintsCanada · 1981CulturalWood Buffalo National Park, Canada1544 kmWood Buffalo National ParkCanada · 1983NaturalCanadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site, Canada1844 kmCanadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage SiteCanada · 1984NaturalOlympic National Park, United States1857 kmOlympic National ParkUnited States · 1981Natural
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