Hamber Provincial Park
provincial park in the Regional District of Columbia-Shuswap, British Columbia, Canada
Hamber Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia. It is next to Jasper National Park and the border with Alberta. It has an area of about 240 square kilometres (93 sq mi). It is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site. The Trans-Canada Highway was built a different way to make sure it didn't go through the park.[1]
Hamber Provincial Park | |
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Location of Hamber Provincial Park in British Columbia | |
Location | British Columbia/Alberta, Canada |
Nearest city | Mica Creek and Jasper |
Coordinates | 52°22′05″N 117°51′59″W / 52.36806°N 117.86639°W |
Area | 240 km² |
Established | September 16, 1941 |
Governing body | BC Parks |
World Heritage site | 304 |
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change- ↑ "World Heritage Committee: Fourteenth Session". UNESCO. 1990. Retrieved 24 June 2012.