Upper Waterton Lakes
by Teresa Zieba
Title
Upper Waterton Lakes
Artist
Teresa Zieba
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The park is part of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, designated as World Heritage Site in 1995 for their distinctive climate, physiographic setting, mountain-prairie interface, and tri-ocean hydrographical divide. They are areas of significant scenic values with abundant and diverse flora and fauna.
On May 2, 1932 and June 16, 1932 the American and Canadian Governments approved legislation for the creation of the world's first International Peace Park. The International Peace Park is a symbol of peace and goodwill between the United States and Canada. It also represents the need for cooperation and stewardship in a world of shared resources. This is not only reflected between countries, but also between provinces, with the Akamina-Kishinena class A provincial park in British Columbia, located on Waterton Park's Western Border and Glacier's northern border.
Today, both parks strive to strengthen their International Peace Park status through shared management, not only between themselves, but also with their other neighbours.
The contiguous national parks of Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho, as well as the Mount Robson, Mount Assiniboine and Hamber provincial parks, studded with mountain peaks, glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, canyons and limestone caves, form a striking mountain landscape.
All parks mentioned above were inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in 1984. Ref: 354rev
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December 1st, 2012
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