- Nahanni National Park
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Nahanni National Park
Nahanni National Park Reserve in a national park located west of Yellowknife in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The park is situated along the South Nahanni River, one of the most beautiful wild rivers in North America, and it has a distinctive limestone cave system in addition to deep canyons and large waterfalls.
Wolves, grizzly bears, and caribou are among the boreal forest wildlife that can be found in the park. The park's alpine environment is also home to Dall's sheep and mountain goats.
Nahanni National Park was inscribed in 1978 in the UNESCO World Heritage List in Canada.
by Paul Gierszewski, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
by Paul Gierszewski, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
by Paul Gierszewski, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Nahanni National Park
Date of Inscription
1978
- See also in Canada
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Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks Dinosaur Provincial Park Gros Morne National Park Joggins Fossil Cliffs Kluane / Wrangell - St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek Miguasha National Park Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park Wood Buffalo National Park Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve Quttinirpaaq National Park Anticosti Island Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound Glass Sponge Reefs Marine Protected Area Sirmilik National Park and Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area
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