Kouchibouguac National Park is a national park located on the east coast of New Brunswick in the area of Kouchibouguac. It was created in 1969 to protect part of the Canadian Maritime Plain region. The park includes barrier islands, sand dunes, lagoons, salt marshes, and forests.
Kootenay National Park is a national park in Canada located in southeastern British Columbia. The park covers an area of 1,406 kilometers (543 square miles) in the Canadian Rockies, including parts of the Kootenay and Park mountain ranges, the Kootenay River, and the entire Vermilion River. The Vermilion River is fully within the park, while the Kootenay River begins just outside the park’s boundary.
Kluane National Park and Reserve are two protected areas in the southwest part of Yukon, Canada. The National Park Reserve was created in 1972 to become a national park, but this required agreements about land claims by First Nations people. It originally covered 22,013 square kilometers (8,499 square miles).
Ivvavik National Park ( / ˈ iː v ə v ɪ k / EE -və-vik ) is a national park in Canada located in the Yukon. The park was first called “Northern Yukon National Park” but was renamed Ivvavik in 1992. The name Ivvavik comes from the Inuvialuktun word meaning “nursery” or “birthplace,” which refers to the area’s importance as a place where Porcupine caribou give birth.
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area, and Haida Heritage Site, often called Gwaii Haanas, is located in the southern part of Haida Gwaii, which was formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands. It is 130 kilometers (81 miles) away from the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Gwaii Haanas protects a group of 138 islands.
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is a national park located on and around the Gulf Islands in British Columbia, Canada. In the National Parks System Plan, this park represents the Strait of Georgia Lowlands natural region, the only place in Canada with a Mediterranean climate that has dry, sunny summers and mild, wet winters. This climate happens because mountains near the area block rain from reaching the region.
Gros Morne National Park is a Canadian national park and World Heritage Site located on the west coast of Newfoundland. It covers an area of 1,805 square kilometers (697 square miles), making it the second largest national park in Atlantic Canada after Torngat Mountains National Park, which is 9,700 square kilometers (3,700 square miles) in size. The park is named after the second-highest mountain in Newfoundland, which is 806 meters (2,644 feet) tall and located inside the park.
Glacier National Park is part of a group of 43 parks and park reserves in Canada, and one of seven national parks in British Columbia. Created in 1886, the park covers an area of 1,349 km (521 sq mi) and includes part of the Selkirk Mountains, which are part of the larger Columbia Mountains. It also includes the Rogers Pass National Historic Site.
Bruce Peninsula National Park is located on the Bruce Peninsula in Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Niagara Escarpment and covers 156 square kilometers. The park is one of the largest protected areas in southern Ontario and is a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve.
Aulavik National Park, which means “place where people travel” in the Inuvialuktun language, is located on Banks Island in the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is known for its access to the Thomsen River, one of the most northerly navigable rivers in North America. The park is a fly-in park, and it protects about 12,274 square kilometers (4,739 square miles) of Arctic Lowlands at the northern end of the island.