Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park

Tatshenshini-Alsek Park
Samuel Glacier
Map showing the location of Tatshenshini-Alsek Park
Map showing the location of Tatshenshini-Alsek Park
Location of Tatshenshini-Alsek in British Columbia
LocationStikine Region, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest cityWhitehorse, Yukon
Coordinates59°52′03″N 138°00′49″W / 59.86750°N 138.01361°W / 59.86750; -138.01361
Area9,580 km2 (3,700 sq mi)
Established1993
Governing bodyBC Parks
Websitehttps://bcparks.ca/tatshenshini-alsek-park/
Map
Part ofKluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek
CriteriaNatural: (vii), (viii), (ix), (x)
Reference72ter
Inscription1979 (3rd Session)
Extensions1992, 1994

Tatshenshini-Alsek Park or Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Wilderness Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. The park is 9,580 km2 (3,700 sq mi) in size. It was established in 1993 after an intensive campaign by Canadian and American conservation organizations to halt mining exploration and development in the area, and protect the area for its strong natural heritage and biodiversity values.

The park is located in the very northwestern corner of British Columbia, bordering the American state of Alaska and the Canadian Yukon Territory. Nestled between the Yukon's Kluane National Park and Reserve and Alaska's Glacier Bay and Wrangell–St. Elias National Parks and Preserves, the park includes all land in British Columbia west of the Haines Highway. It is part of the Kluane-Wrangell-St. Elias-Glacier Bay-Tatshenshini-Alsek park system, and in 1994 was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

  1. ^ "Tatshenshini-Alsek Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-09-17.