HERITAGE RECORD · 256

Wood Buffalo National Park

伍德布法罗国家公园

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Situated on the plains in the north-central region of Canada, the park (which covers 44,807 km2) is home to North America's largest population of wild bison. It is also the natural nesting place of the whooping crane. Another of the park's attractions is the world's largest inland delta, located at the mouth of the Peace and Athabasca rivers.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ391338 ↗

Inception1922

Area44792 ha

Administrative areaQ41119343 · Q1092446

WikipediaWood Buffalo National Park ↗

Chinese Wikipedia森林野牛国家公园 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.

(ix)Outstanding ecological and biological processes in the evolution of terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems.

(x)The most important natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity.

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