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Jasper National Park

National Park

Jasper National Park is the largest national park within Alberta's Rocky Mountains, Canada, covering about 11,000 square kilometres north of Banff National Park and west of Edmonton. First protected as Jasper Forest Park in 1907, it was renamed and reclassified as a national park in 1930 and, together with the other Canadian Rocky Mountain parks, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. The park protects the glaciers of the Columbia Icefield along with numerous lakes, waterfalls and mountain peaks across one of the largest contiguous protected areas in the Canadian Rockies.

Facts
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
International Designation
UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
Designation Category
National Park 2
Governing Body
Parks Canada 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Parks Canada 1
FAQs

Is Jasper National Park a World Heritage Site by itself?

No, it is listed with six neighbouring parks as the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks.

No. Jasper is one of several contiguous parks listed together by UNESCO as the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks. The others are Banff, Kootenay and Yoho national parks and the Mount Robson, Mount Assiniboine and Hamber provincial parks. The listed property also includes the Burgess Shale fossil site, which is known for fossils of soft-bodied marine animals.
Sources
1. Jasper National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikipedia lead extract, realm terrestrial
    Jasper National Park, in Alberta, Canada, is the largest national park within Alberta's Rocky Mountains, spanning 11,000 km2 (4,200 sq mi).
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    Parks Canada
  • Lead section
    Jasper National Park, in Alberta, Canada, is the largest national park within Alberta's Rocky Mountains, spanning 11,000 km2 (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.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    Parks Canada
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2. Wikidata: Jasper National Park
  • Wikidata Q503429, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
  • Part Of: Canada, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: Canada
On Continent: North America, Wikidata item for Canada, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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