Gipsy-Gordon Wildland Park

Gipsy-Gordon Wildland Park
Map showing the location of Gipsy-Gordon Wildland Park

Location of Gipsy-Gordon
Wildland Park in northern Alberta

Location  Alberta  Canada
Nearest city Fort McMurray
Coordinates 56°38′31″N 110°31′48″W / 56.642°N 110.53°W / 56.642; -110.53Coordinates: 56°38′31″N 110°31′48″W / 56.642°N 110.53°W / 56.642; -110.53
Area 158,542 ha (391,770 acres)
Established August 22, 2012
Governing body Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation

Gipsy-Gordon Wildland Park is a wildland provincial park in northern Alberta, Canada that is 158,542 ha (391,770 acres) in size. It is located in the northeast portion of the province within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, encompassing lands south of the Clearwater River and west of the Saskatchewan boundary that surround Gipsy Lake Wildland Provincial Park. The Government of Alberta announced its creation through its approval of the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan in August 2012.[1]


References

  1. "Lower Athabasca Regional Plan 2012 - 2022" (PDF). Government of Alberta. August 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, May 09, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.