Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks

The Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site is located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. It consists of four national parks:

• Jasper
• Kootenay
• Banff
• Yoho

and three British Columbia provincial parks:

• Hamber
• Mount Assiniboine
• Mount Robson

The parks include mountains, glaciers, hot springs and the headwaters of major North American river systems including:

• North Saskatchewan River
• Athabasca River
• Columbia River
• Fraser River

The area is known for its natural beauty and biological diversity. It includes the Burgess shale site, a World Heritage Site in its own right.

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