Jasper National Park

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Jasper National Park is a vast Canadian Rocky Mountain park renowned for its dramatic peaks, glaciers, turquoise lakes, and abundant wildlife.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
national park
protected area
area approximately 11000 square kilometres
borderedBy Banff National Park
Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
Mount Robson Provincial Park
climate subarctic climate
contains Athabasca Falls
Athabasca Glacier NERFINISHED
Columbia Icefield
Fiddle River Valley
Jasper SkyTram
Maligne Canyon
Maligne Lake
Medicine Lake NERFINISHED
Miette Hot Springs
Mount Edith Cavell
Pyramid Lake
Sunwapta Falls
Tonquin Valley
Whistlers Mountain NERFINISHED
Yellowhead Pass
country Canada
established 1907
hasFeature alpine meadows
forests
glaciers
mountain peaks
river valleys
turquoise lakes
IUCNCategory II
knownFor abundant wildlife
dramatic mountain scenery
glacial landscapes
locatedIn Alberta
Rocky Mountains
surface form: Canadian Rockies
managedBy Parks Canada
nearestTown Jasper
partOf Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site
popularActivity camping
canoeing
hiking
skiing
snowshoeing
wildlife viewing
timeZone Mountain Time Zone
traversedBy Icefields Parkway section
surface form: Icefields Parkway
UNESCOSiteId 304
wildlifeSpecies bighorn sheep
black bear
caribou
elk
grizzly bear
moose
mountain goat
wolf

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Banff National Park borderedBy Jasper National Park
Western Canada contains Jasper National Park
Rocky Mountains containsProtectedArea Jasper National Park
Alberta hasProtectedArea Jasper National Park