NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Jasper National Park

Jasper National Park is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies, spanning 10,878 km² (4200 mi²). It is located in the province of Alberta, to the north of Banff National Park and west of the city of Edmonton. The park includes the glaciers of the Columbia Icefield, hot springs, lakes, waterfalls and, of course, mountains. Wildlife in the park include elk, moose, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, grizzly bears, black bears, beavers, Rocky Mountain pika, hoary marmots and caribou. The World Conservation Union or International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ... Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, UK A national park is a reserve of land, usually declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution. ... Image File history File links Locator_Dot. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (976x790, 57 KB) Summary Location of Canadian national parks Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: List of Canadian national parks Point Pelee National Park Bruce Peninsula National Park Gros Morne National Park Forillon National Park Cape Breton... Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English (see below) Flower Wild rose Tree Lodgepole Pine Bird Great Horned Owl Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total - Land - Water (% of total... Jasper is a specialized municipality in western Alberta, Canada. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Parks Canada is a Canadian government agency whose purpose is to protect and present nationally significant examples of Canadas natural and cultural heritage and foster public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment in ways that ensure their ecological and commemorative integrity for present and future generations. ... The Canadian National Parks system encompasses over forty protected areas, including National Parks, National Park Reserves and National Marine Conservation Areas. ... Ringrose Peak, Lake OHara, British Columbia, Canada The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 10,000 kmÂ² and 100,000 kmÂ². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English (see below) Flower Wild rose Tree Lodgepole Pine Bird Great Horned Owl Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total - Land - Water (% of total... Moraine Lake, and the Valley of the Ten Peaks. ... Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, situated in the central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farm land on the prairies. ... A glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity. ... Athabasca Glacier, Columbia Icefield, Canadian Rockies. ... Elk may refer to two distinct species of large deer: In Europe it refers to Alces alces, which is called a Moose in North America In North America it refers to Cervus elaphus, which is called a Red Deer in Europe. ... Binomial name Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758) Moose range map Alces alces, called the moose in North America and the elk in Europe (see also elk for other animals called elk) is the largest member of the deer family Cervidae, distinguished from other members of Cervidae by the form of the... Binomial name Oreamnos americanus (Blainville, 1816) The Rocky Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus), often called simply mountain goat, is a large hoofed mammal found only in North America. ... Binomial name Ovis canadensis Shaw, 1804 Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) is a species of sheep in North America with two endangered subspecies: Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) California Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis californiana). ... Binomial name Rangifer tarandus (Linnaeus, 1758) The reindeer, known as caribou when wild in North America, is an Arctic and Subarctic-dwelling deer (Rangifer tarandus). ...

History

Jasper was named after Jasper Hawes, who operated a trading post in the region for the North West Company. Before this it was referred to as Fitzhugh. The park was established on September 14, 1907 as Jasper Forest Park, and was granted national park status in 1930, with the passing of the National Parks Act.^[1] A trading post is a place where trading of goods takes place. ... Today, the North West Company is a grocery vendor in remote communities across northern Canada, Alaska and Greenland. ... Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, UK A national park is a reserve of land, usually declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution. ... The National Parks Act is a Canadian federal law that regulates protection of natural areas of national significance. ...

World Heritage Site

This park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984, together with the other national and provincial parks that form the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, for the mountain landscapes containing mountain peaks, glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, canyons and limestone caves as well as fossils found here. Image File history File links World_Heritage_logo. ... UNESCO logo UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... This article is about national parks. ... // Alberta Aspen Beach Provincial Park Beauvais Lake Provincial Park Big Hill Springs Provincial Park Big Knife Provincial Park Bow Valley Provincial Park Calling Lake Provincial Park Carson-Pagasus Provincial Park Chain Lakes Provincial Park Cold Lake Provincial Park Crimson Lake Provincial Park Cross Lake Provincial Park Cypress Hills Provincial Park... The Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site is located in the Canadian Rockies. ... A glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity. ... Grand Canyon, Arizona A canyon or gorge is a deep sonoma often carved from the Earth by a river. ... An ammonite fossil Fossils (from Latin fossus, literally having been dug up) are the mineralized or otherwise preserved remains or traces (such as footprints) of animals, plants, and other organisms. ...

Geography

Major river systems originating in the park include the North Saskatchewan River (part of the Hudson Bay basin) and The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river flowing east from the Canadian Rockies to Lake Winnipeg. ... Hudson Bay, Canada. ...

Attractions

Some of the park's many photogenic vistas include Mount Edith Cavell, Pyramid Lake with Pyramid Mountain, Maligne Lake, Medicine Lake, and the Tonquin Valley all considered best photographed at sunrise except for Maligne Lake, which is best in the evening. Other attractions are the Marmot Basin ski area, the Snocoach (bus-sized snowmobile) tours of the Athabasca Glacier, a distributary of the Columbia Icefield, Athabasca Falls, Maligne Canyon, Whistler Sky-Tram, and numerous other outdoor related recreational activities (such as hiking, fishing, wildlife viewing, rafting, kayaking and camping). The Miette Hotsprings are located close to the notheast entrance. Mount Edith Cavell is located in the Athabasca River and Astoria River valleys of Jasper National Park. ... Pyramid Mountain is a peak in Jasper National Park, Canada named for its pyramid like shape. ... Maligne Lake Maligne Lake is a popular destination in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. ... Cedar strip freighter canoes on Medicine Lake, 1991 Medicine Lake is located within Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. ... The Tonquin Valley is located in Jasper National Park located in Alberta, Canada. ... Marmot Basin is an alpine ski area located in Albertas Jasper National Park. ... Athabasca Glacier The Athabasca Glacier is one of the six principal toes of the Columbia Icefield, located in the Canadian Rockies. ... Athabasca Falls in Jasper National Park is just 23 metres high. ... Two hikers in the Mount Hood National Forest Eagle_Creek hiking Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish. ... Rafting is a recreational activity utilizing a raft to navigate a river or other body of water. ... Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. ...

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See also

The Canadian National Parks system encompasses over forty protected areas, including National Parks, National Park Reserves and National Marine Conservation Areas. ... The Canadian National Parks system is run by Parks Canada, which also runs Canadas National Historic Sites. ...

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National Parks of Canada

	National parks: Aulavik • Auyuittuq • Banff • Bruce Peninsula • Cape Breton Highlands • Elk Island • Forillon • Fundy • Georgian Bay Islands • Glacier • Grasslands • Gros Morne • Gulf Islands • Gwaii Haanas • Ivvavik • Jasper • Kejimkujik • Kluane • Kootenay • Kouchibouguac • La Mauricie • Mingan Archipelago • Mount Revelstoke • Nahanni • Pacific Rim • Point Pelee • Prince Edward Island • Pukaswa • Prince Albert • Quttinirpaaq • Riding Mountain • Sirmilik • St. Lawrence Islands • Terra Nova • Torngat Mountains • Tuktut Nogait • Ukkusiksalik • Vuntut • Wapusk • Waterton Lakes • Wood Buffalo • Yoho Marine Conservation Areas: Fathom Five • Saguenay-St. Lawrence Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Wikimedia Commons logo by Reid Beels The Wikimedia Commons (also called Commons or Wikicommons) is a repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files. ... The Canadian National Parks system encompasses over forty protected areas, including National Parks, National Park Reserves and National Marine Conservation Areas. ... Aulavik National Park is a national park located in the Northwest Territories of Canada. ... Auyuittuq National Park is a national park located in Nunavut, Canada. ... Moraine Lake, and the Valley of the Ten Peaks. ... A Cliff on the Bruce Trail Located at the tip of the Bruce peninsula, on the Niagara Escarpment of Ontario, Canada, Bruce Peninsula National Park offers many opportunities for hiking, camping, bird watching and many other outdoor activities. ... Cape Breton Highlands National Park is located on northern Cape Breton Island in the province of Nova Scotia. ... The Entrance to Elk Island National Park Elk Island National Park, established in 1913, is located just east of Edmonton, Alberta. ... Forillon National Park is located on the GaspÃ© Peninsula of Quebec. ... Fundy National Park is located on the Bay of Fundy near the village of Alma, New Brunswick. ... Georgian Bay Islands National Park consists of 59 small islands or parts of islands in Georgian Bay, near Port Severn, Ontario. ... Glacier National Park is one of seven national parks in British Columbia, Canada. ... Grasslands National Park (Parc national des Prairies in French) is one of Canadas newest national parks and is located in southern Saskatchewan along the Montana border at N49. ... Western Brook Pond. ... Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is Canadas 40th National Park. ... The Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site is a combination of a national park reserve and a heritage site located in British Columbia, Canada. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Kejimkujik National Park consists of two parts: the main section of the park, located in the uplands of south-central Nova Scotia, and the seaside adjunct, located nearby on the Atlantic coast. ... Kluane National Park and Reserve is located in the extreme southwestern corner of the Yukon territory in Canada. ... Kootenay National Park is located in southeastern British Columbia, Canada covering 1,406 kmÂ² (543 miÂ²) in the Canadian Rockies and is part of a World Heritage Site. ... Kouchibouguac National Park is located on the east coast of New Brunswick, north of the town of Richibucto. ... La Mauricie National Park is located in the Laurentian mountains in the Mauricie region of Québec, Canada. ... Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve* of Canada (MANPRC) is located about 225 km east of Sept-Îles off the Middle North Shore in the Gulf of St. ... Mount Revelstoke National Park is located adjacent to the city of Revelstoke, British Columbia in Canada. ... Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Northwest Territories of Canada, approximately 600 km west of Yellowknife, protects a portion of the Mackenzie Mountains Natural Region. ... Pacific Rim National Park is a Canadian national park reserve made up of three separate regions: Long Beach, the Broken Group Islands, and the West Coast Trail. ... Point Pelee National Park is a park in Essex County in southwestern Ontario, Canada. ... Prince Edward Island National Park is a Canadian National Park located on Prince Edward Island. ... Pukaskwa National Park is a national park located in Ontario, Canada. ... Prince Albert National Park covers 3,874 kmÂ² (1,496 miÂ²) in central Saskatchewan, Canada and is located 200 kilometres (120 miles) north of Saskatoon. ... Satellite picture of a glacier in Ellesmere National Park. ... Riding Mountain National Park is a national park in Manitoba, Canada. ... Sirmilik National Park is a national park located in Nunavut, Canada. ... St. ... Terra Nova National Park is located on the northeast coast of Newfoundland along several inlets of Bonavista Bay. ... Torngat Mountains National Park Reserve is an announced national park located on the Labrador Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ... Tuktut Nogait National Park (sometimes spelled: Tuktuk Nogait) is a national park located in the Northwest Territories of Canada. ... Ukkusiksalik National Park is a national park in Nunavut, Canada. ... Vuntut National Park is a national park located in the northern Yukon Territory, Canada. ... Wapusk National Park is a national park located in north-east Manitoba, Canada, on the shores of Hudsons Bay. ... Waterton Lakes National Park is a national park located in the southwest corner of Alberta, Canada, and borders Glacier National Park in Montana, USA. Waterton was Canadas fourth national park, formed in 1895 and named after Waterton Lake. ... Wood Buffalo National Park, located in northeastern Alberta and southern Northwest Territories, is the largest national park in Canada at 44,807 kmÂ². The park was established in 1922 to protect the worlds largest herd of free roaming Wood Bison, currently estimated at more than 2,000. ... Natural Bridge Yoho National Park is located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains along the western slope of the Continental Divide in southeastern British Columbia. ... Located at the mouth of Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada Fathom Five National Marine Park is a largely underwater national park that seeks to protect and display shipwrecks and lighthouses. ... The Saguenay-St. ...

World Heritage Sites in Canada

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks • Dinosaur Provincial Park • Gros Morne • Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump • Kluane-Wrangell-St. Elias-Glacier Bay-Tatshenshini-Alsek (with USA) • L'Anse aux Meadows • Lunenburg • Miguasha Provincial Park • Nahanni • Old Quebec • SGaang Gwaay • Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park (with USA) • Wood Buffalo Image File history File links Canada_contour-flag. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ... Image File history File links Gfi-set01-unesco-natural-heritage. ... The Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site is located in the Canadian Rockies. ... Badlands terrain at the Dinosaur Provincial Park Dinosaur Provincial Park is a World Heritage Site (since 1979) located about 2 hours drive east of Calgary, Alberta, Canada or 48 kilometres northeast of the community of Brooks. ... Western Brook Pond. ... Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump located where the foothills of the Rocky Mountains begin to rise from the prairie 18 km northwest of Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada on highway 785, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and museum of Native American culture. ... Kluane National Park and Reserve is located in the extreme southwestern corner of the Yukon territory in Canada. ... Established in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Wrangell-St. ... The area around Glacier Bay in southeastern Alaska was first proclaimed a U.S. National Monument on February 25, 1925. ... Tatshenshini-Alsek Park Tatshenshini-Alsek Park or Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Wilderness Park in British Columbia, Canada (9,580 km2) was established in 1993 after an intensive campaign by Canadian and American conservation organizations to halt mining exploration and development in the area and protect the area for its strong natural... Viking colonisation site at LAnse-aux-Meadows Viking colonisation site at LAnse-aux-Meadows LAnse aux Meadows (from the French LAnse-aux-MÃ©duses (Jellyfish Cove)) is a site on the northernmost tip of the island of Newfoundland, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, where the remains... Lunenburg waterfront Lunenburg waterfront (as viewed from a hotel) Lunenburg ( ) is a small town on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada approximately 90 kilometres southwest of Halifax, on the Atlantic coast. ... Miguasha Provincial Park is near Carleton, Quebec, on the Gaspe Peninsula in the southeastern part of the province. ... Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Northwest Territories of Canada, approximately 600 km west of Yellowknife, protects a portion of the Mackenzie Mountains Natural Region. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site is a combination of a national park reserve and a heritage site located in British Columbia, Canada. ... Waterton Lakes National Park is a national park located in the southwest corner of Alberta, Canada, and borders Glacier National Park in Montana, USA. Waterton was Canadas fourth national park, formed in 1895 and named after Waterton Lake. ... There is also a non-adjoining national park in Canada by the same name. ... The Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park is the name of the union of the Glacier National Park in the United States and the Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada. ... Wood Buffalo National Park, located in northeastern Alberta and southern Northwest Territories, is the largest national park in Canada at 44,807 kmÂ². The park was established in 1922 to protect the worlds largest herd of free roaming Wood Bison, currently estimated at more than 2,000. ...

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