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Tufa found in Nahanni National Park. The Nahanni National Park Reserve, sometimes known as "Headless Valley" or "Valley of The Headless Men" (after a series of unsolved historical deaths in the park), 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.
Aulavik National Park; Nahanni National Park Reserve; Nááts'ihch'oh National Park Reserve; Pingo Canadian Landmark; Thaidene Nëné National Park Reserve; Tuktut Nogait National Park; Wood Buffalo National Park (In Alberta also)
The springs are found in the Nahanni National Park Reserve, along the South Nahanni River. [2] Rabbitkettle Hot Springs are situated on a limestone plateau and comprise two large travertine mounds. [3] At 20 metres (66 ft) high and 70 m (230 ft) in diameter, the free-standing North Mound is the largest travertine mound in Canada.
Nahanni National Park Reserve and Nááts'ihch'oh National Park Reserve are in the Mackenzie Mountains. The mining town of Tungsten , site of the Cantung Mine , is in the Mackenzie Mountains. Only two roads lead into the Mackenzie Mountains, both in Yukon: the Nahanni Range Road leading to the townsite of Tungsten and the Canol Road leading to ...
Virginia Falls is a waterfall in Nahanni National Park Reserve, Northwest Territories, Canada.It is on the South Nahanni River, at an elevation of 500 m (1,600 ft). [1] It is located 120 km (75 mi) from the Yukon border.
Recently, WCS Canada conducted research on three focal species in Nahanni National Park Reserve - grizzly bear, caribou and Dall sheep. These studies provided scientific support for a massive expansion of Nahanni National Park (from 1,862 square miles to 12,000 square miles) to help ensure its ecological integrity. [9]
The national park reserve covers an area of 4,850 km 2 (1,873 sq mi), [5] protecting the Sahtú Settlement Area of the upper South Nahanni watershed, which adjoins with Nahanni National Park Reserve; the two adjacent areas are, however, managed separately (similarly to Banff and Jasper, two adjacently-situated parks in Alberta). [6]
Cirque of the Unclimbables, located inside [1] the Nahanni National Park Reserve, in the Northwest Territories, Canada, approximately 500 km (311 mi) west of Yellowknife, is a cluster of peaks and walls in the Mackenzie Mountains Natural Region.