World Heritage Identification Number: 304
World Heritage since: 1984
Category: Natural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada
Continent: Americas
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks: A Natural Treasure of North America
The Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984, presents a breathtaking panorama of natural wonders that span across the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia in western Canada. This expansive network of protected areas encompasses four national parks – Banff, Jasper, Kootenay, and Yoho – along with three provincial parks – Mount Robson, Mount Assiniboine, and Hamber.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
The contiguous national parks of Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho, as well as the Mount Robson, Mount Assiniboine and Hamber provincial parks, studded with mountain peaks, glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, canyons and limestone caves, form a striking mountain landscape. The Burgess Shale fossil site, well known for its fossil remains of soft-bodied marine animals, is also found there.
Encyclopedia Record: Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site
The Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site consists of seven contiguous parks including four national parks and three British Columbia provincial parks.Additional Site Details
Area: 2,360,000 hectares
(viii) — Outstanding example representing major earth stages
Coordinates: 51.42472222 , -116.4797222
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Photo by Scott Bauer., Public domain
