P279 - Canada - Jasper National Park, Maligne Lake

Jasper National Park, Maligne Lake and Spirit Island, Canada (UNESCO WHS)

Jasper National Park is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies, spanning 10,878 km² (4200 mi²). It is located in the province of Alberta, to the north of Banff National Park and west of the city of Edmonton. The park includes the glaciers of the Columbia Icefield, hot springs, lakes, waterfalls and, of course, mountains. Wildlife in the park includes elk, caribou, moose, mule deer, white-tailed deer, mountain goat, bighorn sheep, grizzly bear, black bear, beaver, Rocky Mountain pika, hoary marmot, gray wolf, mountain lion, and wolverine.

This park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984, together with the other national and provincial parks that form the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, for the mountain landscapes containing mountain peaks, glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, canyons and limestone caves as well as fossils found here.

贾斯珀国家公园是加拿大著名高山国家公园之一，也是加拿大洛矶山脉最大型的的国家公园。位于艾伯塔省落基山脉最北边，在班芙国家公园的北面及艾德蒙顿的西面。风景秀丽，环境优美，有多种野生动植物生长其中。占地面积10878平方公里。各种野生动物像北美红鹿（英文Elk）、小鹿、山羊、驼鹿、大角野绵羊、亚洲黑熊、美洲黑熊、海狸、落基山鼠兔、土拨鼠和驯鹿数量众多。贾斯珀国家公园内，有佩投湖、弓湖、巫药湖、派翠西亚湖、金字塔山、玛琳湖及玛琳峡谷，景色非常秀丽。这里还有哥伦比亚冰原冰川，温暖的春天，湖泊，和瀑布。当然有美丽的山川。

这个公园在1984年被联合国科教文组织宣布为世界遗产。一起成为世界遗产的还有加拿大落基山脉的国家公园和一些省立公园。当选原因是美丽的山地景观，包括山峰、冰川、湖泊、瀑布、峡谷和石灰岩溶洞，而且在这里还找到了化石。

References sources : wikipedia