Kluane National Park and Reserve occupies the southwest corner of Yukon, Canada. It was established as a national park reserve in 1972, and an eastern portion became a full national park on May 29, 1993, together protecting about 22,013 square kilometers, of which glaciers and icefields cover roughly 83 percent. The park includes Mount Logan, at 5,959 meters the highest mountain in Canada, and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site recognized for its glacier and icefield landscapes. It provides habitat for grizzly bears, caribou, and Dall sheep amid its mountainous terrain.
Facts
Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing Body IUCN Category Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 International DesignationUNESCO World Heritage Site 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category) FAQs
Is Kluane National Park and Reserve a World Heritage Site on its own?
It is part of a shared Canada and United States World Heritage Site that holds the largest non-polar icefield in the world.
No. Kluane is one of several parks that UNESCO lists together as a single World Heritage Site named Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek. The site lies on both sides of the border between Canada and the United States, takes in glaciers and high peaks, and contains the largest non-polar icefield in the world.
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1. Kluane National Park and Reserve (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Kluane National Park and Reserve (; French: Parc national et réserve de parc national de Kluane) are two protected areas in the southwest corner of the territory of Yukon.
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Parks Canada
entity-description, international-designation unesco-world-heritage-site
The park includes Mount Logan, at 5,959 meters the highest mountain in Canada, and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site recognized for its glacier and icefield landscapes.
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Parks Canada
View the Source 2. Kluane National Park and Reserve (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation- Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
Wikidata item Q738582
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- Part Of: Canada, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
View the Source Wikidata: Kluane National Park and Reserve
Wikidata Q738582, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikidata: Canada
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