Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
The Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site consists of four national parks:
- Banff
- Jasper
- Kootenay
- Yoho
And three provincial parks:
- Mount Robson
- Mount Assiniboine
- Hamber
It also includes the Burgess Shale fossil site.
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Canaima National Park
Canaima National Park in south-east Venezuela is unique because of its table mountain (tepui) formations.
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Golden Mountains of Altai
Golden Mountains of Altai consists of the Altai and Katun Natural Reserves, Lake Teletskoye, Belukha Mountain, and the Ukok Plateau.
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Great Smoky Mountains
The peaks of the Great Smoky Mountains are covered with scenic forests, that include a number of world record tree species.
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Huanglong
Huanglong has been acknowledged for its karst features such as travertine pools and limestone shoals.
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Huangshan
Huang Shan (meaning Yellow Mountain) is a mountain range that has played a leading role in the cultural, literary and artistic history of China because of its scenic beauty.
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Huascaran National Park
Huascarán National Park is a national park in the Cordillera Blanca, a range of the Andes. This park is the habitat of the Puya raimondi, the Cougar, the Jaguar, the Llama, the Guanaco, the Marsh Deer, the Peruvian Tapir, the Peruvian Piedtail, a hummingbird species, and many kinds of ducks including the Southern Pochard.
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Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn
The Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn site provides an outstanding example of the formation of the High Alps, including the most glaciated part of the mountain range and the largest glacier in Eurasia.
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Kilimanjaro National Park
Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa(5895m), and one of the largest volcanoes
in the world.
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Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya National Park protects the region surrounding Mount Kenya, the second highest mountain in Africa.
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Mount Taishan
Mount Tai (Chinese: Tai Shan) is a mountain of historical and cultural significance located north of the city of Tai'an, in Shandong Province.
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Pirin National Park
Pirin National Park encompasses the larger part of the Pirin Mountains in the southwest of Bulgaria. Two nature reserves are located within the boundaries of the park, Bayuvi Dupki–Dzhindzhiritsa, one of the oldest in the country, and Yulen.
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Pyrénées - Mount Perdu
Monte Perdido (Mont Perdu in French, both meaning lost mountain) is the third highest mountain in the Pyrenees.
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Rwenzori Mountains
Ruwenzori Mountains National Park includes approximately 1,000 square kilometres of land. Within that land are numerous waterfalls, lakes, glaciers, and the third highest mountain in Africa - Mount Stanley.
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Sagarmatha National Park
Sagarmatha National Park, is located in eastern Nepal, containing parts of the Himalayas and the southern half of Mount Everest.
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Simien National Park
Comprising one of the principal mountain massifs of Africa, the Simien mountains are made up of several plateaus, separated by broad river valleys.
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Ukhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
The uKhahlamba or Drakensberg National Park is located in KwaZulu-Natal, near the border with Lesotho.
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Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation located in the Northern Territory of central Australia.
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Valley of Flowers National Park
Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian national park in the Himalayan area. The area lies on the Zanskar range of the Himalayas with the highest point in the national park being Gauri Parbat at 6,719 m above sea level.
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Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
The combination of Waterton Lakes and Glacier national parks form the world’s first International Peace Park since 1932.
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Western Caucasus
The Western Caucasus is a western region of Caucasus from the Black Sea to Mount Elbrus. As stated by the UNESCO specialists, it is the only large mountain area in Europe that has not experienced significant human impact.
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Wulingyuan
Wulingyuan is a scenic and historic interest area in Hunan Province, China, famous for its approximately 3,100 tall quartzite sandstone pillars, some over 200 meters in height.
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