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Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885 as Rocky Mountains Park.Located in Alberta's Rocky Mountains, 110–180 kilometres (68–112 mi) west of Calgary, Banff encompasses 6,641 square kilometres (2,564 sq mi) [3] of mountainous terrain, with many glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine landscapes.
As of July 2024, there are 37 national parks and 11 national park reserves, covering an area of approximately 343,377 km 2 (132,579 sq mi), [9] or about 3.3% of the total land area of Canada, and representing 31 of its 39 natural regions. There is at least one park located in every one of the nation's 13 provinces and territories.
Gros Morne National Park is a Canadian national park and World Heritage Site located on the west coast of Newfoundland. At 1,805 km 2 (697 sq mi), it is the second largest national park in Atlantic Canada after Torngat Mountains National Park, which has an area of 9,700 km 2 (3,700 sq mi). The park takes its name from Newfoundland's second ...
Jasper National Park, in Alberta, Canada, is the largest national park within Alberta's Rocky Mountains, spanning 11,000 km 2 (4,200 sq mi). It was established as Jasper Forest Park in 1907, renamed as a national park in 1930, and declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1984. Its location is north of Banff National Park and west of Edmonton.
Nahanni National Park Reserve. Nahanni National Park Reserve (Also known as Headless Valley or Valley of The Headless Men) in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, approximately 500 km (311 mi) west of Yellowknife, [4] protects a portion of the Mackenzie Mountains Natural Region. The centrepiece of the park is the South ...
Kingston. 45°30′9.45″N 65°58′32.8″W / 45.5026250°N 65.975778°W / 45.5026250; -65.975778 (Trinity Church and Rectory) The oldest surviving Anglican church in New Brunswick and a rare Maritimes example of a church and rectory surviving as a unit. William Brydone Jack Observatory [64] 1851 (completed) 1954.
Winnipeg. 49°53′9″N 97°8′31″W / 49.88583°N 97.14194°W / 49.88583; -97.14194 (Dalnavert) A red-brick house with a large wooden verandah, originally built for Hugh John Macdonald; a good example of the Queen Anne Revival style in Canada. Dominion Exhibition Display Building II [13] 1913 (completed) 1999.
National parks of Canada are vast natural spaces located throughout the country that are protected by Parks Canada, a government agency.Parks Canada manages the National Parks and Reserves in order to protect and preserve the Canadian wildlife and habitat that fall within the ecosystems of the park, keep them safe, educate visitors, and ensure public enjoyment in ways that do not compromise ...