Kluane National Park and Reserve

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Kluane National Park and Reserve
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location of Kluane National Park in Canada
Location:	Yukon, Canada
Nearest city:	Haines Junction
Coordinates:	60°45′11″N, 137°30′37″W
Area:	22,013 km²
Established:	1976
Governing body:	Parks Canada

Kluane National Park and Reserve is located in the extreme southwestern corner of the Yukon territory in Canada. The Kluane National Park Reserve was established in 1976, covering 22,016 square kilometres. It also contains the highest mountain in Canada, Mount Logan (5,959 metres) of the Saint Elias Mountains. In fact, mountains and glaciers dominate the park's landscape, covering 82% of its area.

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The transfrontalier park system comprising Kluane, Wrangell-St Elias, Glacier Bay and Tatshenshini-Alsek parks, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 for the spectacular glacier and icefield landscapes as well as for the importance of grizzly bears, caribou and Dall sheep habitat.

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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