Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek

Alaska, Yukon, British Columbia

Inscribed 1979, 1992, 1994

Kluane National Park and Reserve (Canada)

Wrangell-St. Elias Park and Preserve (AK)

Glacier Bay (AK)

Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park (Canada)

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The Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek national parks and protected areas along the boundary of Canada and the United States of America contain examples of some of the world's longest and most spectacular glaciers as well as the largest non-polar icefield in the world. The parks demonstrate some of the best examples of glaciation and modification of landscape by glacial action in a region still tectonically active, spectacularly beautiful, and where natural processes prevail.

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Massive mountain peaks reflect off the tranquil glacial water below.

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Kathleen Lake in Kluane National Park, Yukon as seen from King's Throne summit.

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A smoky haze hangs over the distant mountains as the sun sets over a lake in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska.

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A single boat passes by a frozen wall of ice—the side of a glacier.

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Kluane national park, Yukon, Canada.

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A glacier in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska.

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Snow-covered peaks tower over Johns Hopkins Inlet.

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A map of Glacier Bay National Park.