Nahanni National Park Reserve | |
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Location of Nahanni National Park Reserve in Canada Location of Nahanni National Park Reserve in Northwest Territories | |
Location | Northwest Territories, Canada |
Nearest city | Fort Simpson Fort Liard Nahanni Butte |
Coordinates | 61°32′50″N 125°35′22″W / 61.54722°N 125.58944°W |
Area | 30,050 km2 (11,600 sq mi)[2] |
Established | 1972 |
Visitors | 1104 (in 2022–23[3]) |
Governing body | Parks Canada |
Criteria | Natural: vii, viii |
Reference | 24 |
Inscription | 1978 (2nd Session) |
Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, approximately 500 km (311 mi) west of Yellowknife,[4] protects a portion of the Mackenzie Mountains Natural Region. The centrepiece of the park is the South Nahanni River (Naha Dehé). Four noteworthy canyons reaching 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in depth,[5] called First, Second, Third and Fourth Canyon, line its whitewater river. The name Nahanni comes from the indigenous Dene language name for the area; Nahʔa Dehé, which means "river of the land of the Nahʔa people".[6]: 87 The park was among the world's first four natural heritage locations to be inscribed as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 1978 because of its picturesque wild rivers, canyons, and waterfalls.[7][8]
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