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CulturalRef. 1597

Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park

Cultural World Heritage property in Canada, inscribed in 2019 under criterion (iii).

Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Canada
Photo: Bob rulz · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
CahokiaCanadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage SiteChaco Culture World Heritage SiteDinosaur Provincial ParkGrand Canyon National ParkHead-Smashed-In Buffalo JumpMesa Verde National ParkNahanni National Park ReserveNinstintsOlympic National ParkPimachiowin AkiRedwood National and State ParksTaos PuebloWaterton-Glacier International Peace ParkWood Buffalo National ParkWriting-on-Stone Provincial ParkYellowstone National ParkYosemite National Park49.082° N, 111.617° W
State Party
Canada
Year of inscription
2019
Criteria
iii
Area of property
2,689 ha
Location
County of Warner No. 5
What it is
provincial park of Canada
Founded or built
1957
Reference
WHC 1597 · Wikidata Q8038519

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Canada163 kmHead-Smashed-In Buffalo JumpCanada · 1981CulturalWaterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Canada167 kmWaterton-Glacier International Peace ParkCanada · 1995NaturalDinosaur Provincial Park, Canada187 kmDinosaur Provincial ParkCanada · 1979NaturalCanadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site, Canada433 kmCanadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage SiteCanada · 1984NaturalYellowstone National Park, United States506 kmYellowstone National ParkUnited States · 1978NaturalOlympic National Park, United States908 kmOlympic National ParkUnited States · 1981Natural
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