Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
Map of the Canadian Rocky Mountain parks
Location	Canada
Governing body	Parks Canada and BC Parks
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type	Natural
Criteria	vii, viii
Designated	1984 (8th session)
Reference no.	304
State Party	Canada
Region	Europe and North America
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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:

• Banff National Park
• Jasper National Park
• Kootenay National Park
• Yoho National Park

and three British Columbia provincial parks:

• Hamber Provincial Park
• Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
• Mount Robson Provincial Park

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.

Images for kids

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  Commemorative plate

See also

In Spanish: Parques de las Montañas Rocosas Canadienses para niños