Kluane / Wrangell–St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek

Kluane/Wrangell-St. Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek
Glacier in Wrangell–St. Elias National Park
Location	Canada and the United States
Coordinates	61°11′51″N 140°59′31″W / 61.1975°N 140.992°W / 61.1975; -140.992Coordinates: 61°11′51″N 140°59′31″W / 61.1975°N 140.992°W / 61.1975; -140.992
Area	Over 32,000,000 acres (130,000 km2)
Governing body	Parks Canada, BC Parks, U.S. National Park Service
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type	Natural
Criteria	vii, viii, ix, x
Designated	1979 (3rd session)
Reference no.	72
State Party	Canada and the United States
Region	Europe and North America
Extensions	1992; 1994
Location of Kluane/Wrangell-St. Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek in North America

Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek is an international park system located in Canada and the U.S., at the border of Yukon, Alaska and British Columbia.

It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 for the spectacular glacier and icefield landscapes as well as for the importance of grizzly bears, caribou and Dall sheep habitat.^[1] The total area of the site is over 32,000,000 acres (130,000 km²).

Park system

The international system comprises parks located in two countries and three administrative regions:

• Kluane National Park and Reserve (Canada)
• Wrangell – St. Elias National Park and Preserve (U.S.)
• Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (U.S.)
• Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park (provincial park, British Columbia, Canada)

See also

• Waterton–Glacier International Peace Park, the other USA–Canada World Heritage Site.
• Peace Arch Park, another park jointly designated and managed by the US and Canada.

References

World Heritage Sites in Canada Western Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks Dinosaur Provincial Park Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Kluane / Wrangell–St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek1 SG̱aang Gwaay Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park1 Wood Buffalo2 Eastern Grand-Pré Gros Morne Joggins Fossil Cliffs L'Anse aux Meadows Miguasha Old Town Lunenburg Old Quebec Red Bay Rideau Canal Northern Nahanni Wood Buffalo2 Tentative List Áísínai'pi Atikaki / Woodland Caribou / Accord First Nations Gwaii Haanas Ivvavik / Vuntut / Herschel Island (Qikiqtaruk) Mistaken Point Quttinirpaaq The Klondike Former Burgess Shale (1981-1984 now part of Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks WHS) 1 Shared with the USA 2 Shared with other region/s

World Heritage Sites in the United States Northeast Independence Hall Statue of Liberty Midwest Cahokia South Everglades Great Smoky Mountains Mammoth Cave Monticello and the University of Virginia Poverty Point San Antonio Missions West Carlsbad Caverns Chaco Culture National Historical Park Grand Canyon National Park Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Kluane-Wrangell–St. Elias-Glacier Bay-Tatshenshini-Alsek1 Mesa Verde Olympic National Park Pueblo de Taos Papahānaumokuākea Redwood Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park1 Yellowstone National Park Yosemite National Park Territories La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site 1 Shared with Canada