Connections for Nahanni National Park
Nahanni River by Roman Bruehwiler
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Nahanni National Park covers a spectacular wild river landscape further adorned with features of ongoing geological processes.
The centerpiece of the park is the South Nahanni River. Four great canyons line this whitewater river and it also holds one of North America’s most impressive waterfalls, Virginia Falls. The area sees tectonic activity, which has resulted in spectacular granitic peaks and hot springs.
Community Perspective: this is a remote and costly area to visit – you generally fly in and then continue on the river by canoe or raft. Sid and Gary did so, and Zoë has described a flightseeing day trip.
Site Info
Official Information
- Full Name
- Nahanni National Park (ID: 24)
- Country
- Canada
- Status
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Inscribed 1978
Site history
History of Nahanni National Park
- 1978: Inscribed
- Inscribed
- Type
- Natural
- Criteria
- vii
- viii
Links
- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
- Official
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- pc.gc.ca — Parks Canada
All Links
UNESCO.org
- whc.unesco.org — whc.unesco.org/
Official Website
- pc.gc.ca — Parks Canada
News Article
- 10 Jun 2009 newswire.ca — Nahanni Gets Six-fold Expansion
Community Information
- Community Category
- Natural landscape: Eroded
Travel Information
One thousand visitors or fewer
“There are only a few hundred visitors each year” (IUCN Outlook 2020), but straddles …
Seasonal WHS
charter flights only between June to September and the rivers would be frozen in …
Recent Connections
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Canyons
Four smaller canyons -
Full White Nights
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Cirques
Cirque of the Unclimbables in NahanniSe…
Connections of Nahanni National Park
News
- newswire.ca 10/06/2009
- Nahanni Gets Six-fold Expansion