HERITAGE RECORD · 304

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks

加拿大落基山公园

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

The contiguous national parks of Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho, as well as the Mount Robson, Mount Assiniboine and Hamber provincial parks, studded with mountain peaks, glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, canyons and limestone caves, form a striking mountain landscape. The Burgess Shale fossil site, well known for its fossil remains of soft-bodied marine animals, is also found there.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ72895 ↗

Inception1984

Area2299104 ha

Administrative areaQ1973 · Q1951

WikipediaCanadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site ↗

Chinese Wikipedia加拿大落基山公園群 ↗

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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.

(viii)An outstanding record of Earth’s history, geological processes or significant landforms.

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