Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
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| Waterton Glacier International Peace Park | |
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 Landsat 7 image of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park |
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| Location: | Alberta, Canada and Montana, United States |
| Coordinates: | 49°00′00″N 113°55′00″W / 49°N 113.9166667°WCoordinates: 49°00′00″N 113°55′00″W / 49°N 113.9166667°W |
| Formed: | June 18, 1932 |
| Governing body: | Parks Canada, U.S. National Park Service |
| Type: | Natural |
| Criteria: | vii, ix |
| Designated: | 1995 (19th session) |
| Reference #: | 354 |
| State Party: | Canada and the United States |
| Region: | Europe and North America |
 Location of Waterton Glacier International Peace Park in North America
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The Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park is the name of the union of the Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada and the Glacier National Park in the United States. Both parks are declared Biosphere Reserves by UNESCO and their union as a World Heritage Site.
The union of the parks was achieved through the efforts of Rotary International members from Alberta and Montana, on June 18, 1932. The dedication address was given by Sir Charles Arthur Mander, 2nd Baronet.
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[edit] References
- "Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:806291.
- "Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search/unique_e.php?id=IAASZ&output=xml.
- "Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park World Heritage Site". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search/unique_e.php?id=IATGX&output=xml.
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