Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site

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The Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site is a UNESCO-designated group of protected national and provincial parks in the Canadian Rockies recognized for their outstanding natural beauty, diverse wildlife, and significant geological features.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
protected area complex
area 23000 square kilometres
2300000 hectares
category natural heritage
containsEcosystem alpine tundra
montane forest
subalpine forest
containsFeature Burgess Shale fossil lagerstätte
surface form: Burgess Shale fossil site

Columbia Icefield
Rocky Mountains
alpine meadows
canyons
glaciers
hot springs
icefields
limestone caves
continent North America
country Canada
designatedBy UNESCO
extensionYear 1990
governedBy Government of Alberta
Government of British Columbia
Parks Canada
heritageCriteria (ix)
(vii)
(viii)
(x)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
includesProtectedArea Banff National Park
Hamber Provincial Park
Jasper National Park
Kootenay National Park
Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
Mount Robson Provincial Park
Yoho National Park
inscriptionYear 1984
knownFor diverse wildlife
outstanding natural beauty
significant geological features
locatedIn Rocky Mountains
surface form: Canadian Rockies
locatedInProvince Alberta
British Columbia
typicalFauna bighorn sheep
black bear
cougar
elk
grizzly bear
mountain goat
wolf
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 304

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Jasper National Park partOf Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site
Mount Robson Provincial Park partOf Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Rocky Mountain Parks region
Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park partOf Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Rocky Mountain Parks region