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Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site
group of national and provincial parks in Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Canadian Rockies. There are seven parks in the site, including four national parks:
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Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks | |
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Location | Canada |
Coordinates | 51°25′29″N 116°28′47″W |
Governing body | Parks Canada and BC Parks |
Type | Natural |
Criteria | vii, viii |
Designated | 1984 (8th session) |
Reference no. | 304 |
State Party | Canada |
Region | Europe and North America |
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and three British Columbia provincial parks:
They became a World Heritage Site in 1984. The Burgess Shale site is also part of it, which was a World Heritage site on its own between 1980 and 1984.[1][2]