Showing posts with label canada national parks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label canada national parks. Show all posts

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