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Elk Island National Park is a national park in Alberta, Canada, that played an important part in the conservation of the plains bison. The park is administered by the Parks Canada Agency. This "island of conservation" is 35 km (22 mi) east of Edmonton , along the Yellowhead Highway , which goes through the park.
Elk Island Provincial Park is a provincial park in Manitoba, Canada. The park is 10.7 square kilometres (4.1 sq mi) in size, [ 2 ] and is considered to be a Class III protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories .
Elk Island (Richland County, Montana), an island in the Yellowstone River Elk Island (Flathead County, Montana) , an island in Hungry Horse Reservoir A fictional island used in cartoon television series Hey Arnold! and Arthur .
Elk Island, located in Goochland County, Virginia near Cartersville, is an island [1] on the James River and across from the former Elk Hill plantation at the mouth of Byrd Creek. [2] The island, one mile by five miles, [ 3 ] is accessed by Elk Island Road ( Virginia State Route 603 ).
Elk Island Airport (TC LID: CKZ3) is located on Elk Island in Gods Lake, Manitoba, Canada. See also. List of airports in Manitoba; References This ...
Improvement District No. 13, or Improvement District No. 13 (Elk Island), [4] is an improvement district in Alberta, Canada. Coextensive with Elk Island National Park in central Alberta , the improvement district provides local governance for lands within the park.
In 1957, a healthy and relatively pure wood bison herd of 200 was discovered near Nyarling River. In 1965, 23 of these bison were relocated to the south side of Elk Island National Park. Today, they number 300 and are the most genetically pure wood bison remaining.
Strathcona County is a specialized municipality in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region within Alberta, Canada between Edmonton and Elk Island National Park. It forms part of Census Division No. 11. Strathcona County is both urban and rural in nature.