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Kluane National Park and Reserve (/ k l uː ˈ ɑː n iː /; French: Parc national et réserve de parc national de Kluane) are two protected areas in the southwest corner of the territory of Yukon. The National Park Reserve was set aside in 1972 to become a national park, pending settlement of First Nations land claims. It covered an area of ...
Kluane / Wrangell–St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek is an international park system located in Canada and the United States, at the border of Yukon, Alaska and British Columbia. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 for the spectacular glacier and icefield landscapes as well as for the importance of grizzly bears ...
Mount Walsh is a mountain in Kluane National Park and Reserve in Yukon, Canada. The peak was named after a RCMP superintendent for the Yukon Territory, James Morrow Walsh . [ 1 ]
It terminates at the head of two river valleys, the Slims and the Kaskawulsh River, which feed the Yukon River (via Kluane Lake) and Alsek River systems respectively. [3] The Kaskawulsh is the result of two converging outlet glaciers, the Central and North Arms, and is an impressive 3–4 mi (4.8–6.4 km) wide at its broadest point. [2]
It is located inside Kluane National Park and Reserve in the far west of Yukon Territory in Canada. It consists of fourteen major peaks, and was named for Canada's Centennial in 1967. [3] Its peaks bear the names of Canada's provinces and territories, with the exception of Nunavut, which was not a territory at the time. [4]
Kathleen Lake (native name : Mät'àtäna Mǟn meaning 'something frozen inside lake') [1] is a lake in Yukon, Canada, located south of the town of Haines Junction within Kluane National Park and Reserve. Located at Haines Highway Kilometre 219.7.
The portion of the river inside Kluane National Park has been designated a Canadian Heritage River. In 1958, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake centered near Lituya bay significantly changed the lay of the land. [13] The earthquake caused the Doame River and East Alsek River to join together.
Mount Logan is located within Kluane National Park Reserve [6] in southwestern Yukon, less than 40 km (25 mi) north of the Yukon–Alaska border. Mount Logan is the source of the Hubbard and Logan glaciers.