Thursday, January 3, 2008

Canada National Park List

National Parks in Canada:

Name ↓ Location ↓ Area (km²) ↓ Year Estab'd ↓ Remarks ↓
Glacier British Columbia &&&&&&&&&&&01349.&&&&&01,349 1886
Kootenay British Columbia &&&&&&&&&&&01406.&&&&&01,406 1920 World Heritage Site unit
Mount Revelstoke British Columbia &&&&&&&&&&&&0260.&&&&&0260 1914
Yoho British Columbia &&&&&&&&&&&01313.&&&&&01,313 1886 World Heritage Site unit
Banff Alberta &&&&&&&&&&&06641.&&&&&06,641 1885 First National Park in Canada. The Cave and Basin hot springs were set aside as a public park in 1885, greatly enlarged and renamed Rocky Mountains Park in 1887; renamed Banff National Park in 1930. World Heritage Site unit.
Elk Island Alberta &&&&&&&&&&&&0194.&&&&&0194 1913
Jasper Alberta &&&&&&&&&&010878.&&&&&010,878 1907 World Heritage Site unit
Waterton Lakes Alberta/Montana &&&&&&&&&&&&0505.&&&&&0505 1895 Part of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, a World Heritage Site.
Wood Buffalo Alberta/Northwest Territories &&&&&&&&&&044807.&&&&&044,807 1922 World Heritage Site
Grasslands Saskatchewan &&&&&&&&&&&&0907.&&&&&0907 1981
Prince Albert Saskatchewan &&&&&&&&&&&03874.&&&&&03,874 1927
Riding Mountain Manitoba &&&&&&&&&&&02973.&&&&&02,973 1929 Designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1986
Wapusk Manitoba &&&&&&&&&&011475.&&&&&011,475 1996
Bruce Peninsula Ontario &&&&&&&&&&&&0154.&&&&&0154 1987
St. Lawrence Islands Ontario &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 1914 First national park in the East.
Point Pelee Ontario &&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015 1918
Georgian Bay Islands Ontario &&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013 1929
Pukaskwa Ontario &&&&&&&&&&&01878.&&&&&01,878 1978
Forillon Quebec &&&&&&&&&&&&0244.&&&&&0244 1970
La Mauricie Quebec &&&&&&&&&&&&0536.&&&&&0536 1970
Fundy New Brunswick &&&&&&&&&&&&0206.&&&&&0206 1948
Kouchibouguac New Brunswick &&&&&&&&&&&&0239.&&&&&0239 1969
Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island &&&&&&&&&&&&&022.&&&&&022 1937
Cape Breton Highlands Nova Scotia &&&&&&&&&&&&0949.&&&&&0949 1936
Kejimkujik Nova Scotia &&&&&&&&&&&&0404.&&&&&0404 1968
Gros Morne Newfoundland &&&&&&&&&&&01805.&&&&&01,805 1973 World Heritage Site
Terra Nova Newfoundland &&&&&&&&&&&&0400.&&&&&0400 1957
Ivvavik Yukon &&&&&&&&&&010168.&&&&&010,168 1984 Established as Northern Yukon National Park in 1984, renamed Ivvavik National Park in 1992. First national park established as a result of a land claim agreement with its natives.
Kluane Yukon &&&&&&&&&&022013.&&&&&022,013 1972 Kluane National Park Reserve was established in 1972. Subsequently, a large eastern portion of the Reserve became Kluane National Park. World Heritage Site unit.
Vuntut Yukon &&&&&&&&&&&04345.&&&&&04,345 1995
Aulavik Northwest Territories &&&&&&&&&&012200.&&&&&012,200 1992
Thaydene Nene National Park Northwest Territories &&&&&&&&&&033000.&&&&&033,000 2007
Tuktut Nogait Northwest Territories &&&&&&&&&&016340.&&&&&016,340 1996
Auyuittuq Nunavut &&&&&&&&&&021471.&&&&&021,471 2001
Quttinirpaaq Nunavut &&&&&&&&&&037775.&&&&&037,775 2001 Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve was established in 1988, renamed Quttinirpaaq National Park on Feb. 19, 2001, with passage of the new National Parks Act.
Sirmilik Nunavut &&&&&&&&&&022200.&&&&&022,200 2001
Ukkusiksalik Nunavut &&&&&&&&&&020500.&&&&&020,500 2003

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