Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site
* This name is listed on the World Heritage List. ª The region is classified by UNESCO.
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
Areas
The area was included because of its geological and ecological value in 1984 by UNESCO in the World Heritage List and expanded in 1990. It includes four national parks and three provincial parks in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. The area is 2,306,884 hectares.
National Parks
The corresponding national parks are:
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Yoho National Park
Provincial parks
Three Provincial Parks in British Colombia are also part of world heritage:
Landscape features
In the park there are a number of significant mountains, canyons, water Falls, lakes, glaciers and hot springs. Some of the major rivers of North America have their origin or flow through the area. Among them are: