Wood Buffalo National Park
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Wood Buffalo National Park is Canada's largest national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, renowned for its vast boreal wilderness, free-roaming wood bison herds, and the nesting grounds of the endangered whooping crane.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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national park → |
| area |
approximately 17,300 sq mi
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approximately 44,807 km² → |
| biome |
boreal forest
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| borderedBy |
Northwest Territories–Alberta border
NERFINISHED
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| contains |
Karst landscapes
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Peace–Athabasca Delta NERFINISHED → Salt Plains NERFINISHED → boreal forest ecosystems → grasslands → lakes → rivers → wetlands → |
| continent |
North America
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| country |
Canada
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| designation |
Ramsar wetland of international importance
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| ecosystemType |
boreal forest
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delta → grassland → wetland → |
| established |
1922
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| fauna |
beaver
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black bear → lynx → migratory waterfowl → moose → snowshoe hare → whooping crane → wolf → wood bison → |
| governingBody |
Parks Canada
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| hasConservationValue |
critical habitat for endangered whooping crane
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one of the largest intact boreal forest areas in North America → |
| IUCNCategory |
II
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| locatedIn |
Alberta
NERFINISHED
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Northwest Territories NERFINISHED → |
| nearestCity |
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
NERFINISHED
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| nearestTown |
Fort Chipewyan, Alberta
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| notableFor |
free-roaming wood bison herds
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large inland delta → nesting grounds of the whooping crane → vast boreal wilderness → |
| partOf |
Canadian national parks system
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageCountry |
Canada
NERFINISHED
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ix)
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(vii) → (x) → |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageId |
256
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion |
Americas
NERFINISHED
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageYearInscribed |
1983
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Northwest Territories
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contains |