Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site

Official name

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks | UNESCO

Country

Canada | Map

Continent

North America

Location

Provinces of British Columbia and Alberta
51.4247° Lat, -116.4797° Lon | Map

Code

304

Time Zone

America/Toronto (EST, -0500)

Current Time

Category

Natural

Description

Inscribed 1984. The contiguous national parks of Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho, as well as the Mount Robson, Mount Assiniboine and Hamber provincial parks, studded with mountain peaks, glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, canyons and limestone caves, form a striking mountain landscape. The Burgess Shale fossil site, well known for its fossil remains of soft-bodied marine animals, is also found there.