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Nahanni National Park Reserve

Natural World Heritage property in Canada, inscribed in 1978 under criteria (vii), (viii).

Nahanni National Park Reserve, Canada
Photo: Paul Gierszewski · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage SiteDinosaur Provincial ParkHead-Smashed-In Buffalo JumpKluane / Wrangell – St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-AlsekNahanni National Park ReserveNinstintsOlympic National ParkTr'ondëk-KlondikeWaterton-Glacier International Peace ParkWood Buffalo National ParkWriting-on-Stone Provincial Park61.597° N, 125.852° W
State Party
Canada
Year of inscription
1978
Criteria
viiviii
Area of property
30,000 km²
Location
Region 4, Northwest Territories
What it is
national park of Canada, national park
Founded or built
1976
Reference
WHC 24 · Wikidata Q391391

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.

718 kmTr'ondëk-KlondikeCanada · 2023CulturalWood Buffalo National Park, Canada745 kmWood Buffalo National ParkCanada · 1983NaturalKluane / Wrangell – St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek, Canada805 kmKluane / Wrangell – St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-AlsekCanada · 1979NaturalNinstints, Canada1104 kmNinstintsCanada · 1981CulturalCanadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site, Canada1266 kmCanadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage SiteCanada · 1984NaturalDinosaur Provincial Park, Canada1490 kmDinosaur Provincial ParkCanada · 1979Natural
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