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The largest park in Canada, the park protects the habitat of the wood bison and the breeding grounds of the whooping crane and much of the Peace–Athabasca Delta. It is also a World Heritage Site and the world's largest dark-sky preserve. Yoho * British Columbia
Wood Buffalo National Park is the largest national park of Canada at 44,741 km 2 (17,275 sq mi). [3] It is in northeastern Alberta and the southern Northwest Territories . Larger in area than Switzerland , [ 4 ] it is the second-largest national park in the world. [ 5 ]
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 ...
The park encompasses 9,700 km 2 (3,700 sq mi; 2,400,000 acres) of mountainous terrain between Northern Quebec and the Labrador Sea. [3] It is the largest national park in Atlantic Canada and the southernmost national park in the Arctic Cordillera.
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.
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).
Bruce Peninsula National Park is a national park on the Bruce Peninsula in Ontario, Canada.Located on a part of the Niagara Escarpment, the park comprises 156 square kilometres and is one of the largest protected areas in southern Ontario, forming the core of UNESCO's Niagara Escarpment World Biosphere Reserve. [2]
It is the largest national park in Atlantic Canada at 1,805 km 2 (697 sq mi) and is a popular tourist destination. Terra Nova National Park, on the island's east side, preserves the rugged geography of the Bonavista Bay region. It allows visitors to explore the historic interplay of land, sea and man.