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    30 National Parks Bigger than 30 Countries

    To celebrate its 30th anniversary, The Canadian Encyclopedia created 30 lists of 30 things that make us proud to be Canadian, from famous people and historic events, to iconic foods and influential artists.

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    Algonquin Provincial Park

    The oldest provincial park in Ontario and the first provincial park in Canada, Algonquin Provincial Park (established 27 May 1893, 7,625 km2) is located 250 km north of Toronto. The park is well known for its beauty, especially its numerous lakes and spectacular fall colours. It was a source of inspiration to members of the Group of Seven, especially Tom Thomson.

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    Banff National Park

    Banff National Park (established 1885, 6,641 km2) is Canada's first and most visited National Park. Its eastern gate is located approximately 100 km west of Calgary in the Rocky Mountains, and stretches 240 km along the eastern slope of the Continental Divide. Jasper National Park lies at its northern boundary. Originally set aside to preserve sulphur hot springs for public use, Banff's blend of towering peaks and flower-strewn meadows makes it among Canada's most exhilarating holiday areas.

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    Barachois Pond Provincial Park

    One of the largest of 48 parks in Newfoundland and Labrador, Barachois Pond Provincial Park (established 1962, 35 km2), is located at the head of St George's Bay, 70 km south of Corner Brook along the Trans-Canada Highway.

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    Butter Pot Provincial Park

    Located on the Avalon Peninsula, Butter Pot Provincial Park (established 1958, 2833 ha) is 36 km southwest of St John's, Newfoundland, along the Trans-Canada Highway.

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    Cape Scott Provincial Park

    Cape Scott Provincial Park (established 1973, 50 km2), on the northwest tip of VANCOUVER I, BC, includes 64 km of coast with 23 km of sandy beaches interspersed by rocky headlands. The land rises inland to Mount St Patrick (415 m), and in it lies a 44 ha body of freshwater, Eric Lake.

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    Cedar Dunes Provincial Park

    Tucked into the westernmost corner of Prince Edward Island, Cedar Dunes Provincial Park (established 1962, 37 ha) has been developed around an historic lighthouse. Known as West Point, the site is the result of centuries of accretion of sand from a north to south coastal current.

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    Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park

    Located in the Cypress Hills, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan border 65 km north of the Canada-US border. A provincial park (182 km2) was established on the Saskatchewan side in 1931. Although a provincial park on the Alberta side (204 km2) was not formally established until 1951, budgets for recreation facilities at Elkwater Lake were appropriated as early as 1924. In 1989, an agreement was signed to manage and market Cypress Hills as Canada's first and only interprovincial park. In 2000, Fort Walsh was added to the interprovincial park.

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    Dinosaur Provincial Park

    Dinosaur Provincial Park (established 1955, 70 km2) lies along the Red Deer River in southeastern Alberta. The park is the primary fossil site of the more than 100 different species of dinosaurs found in Canada. In 1979, the park was declared a United Nations World Heritage Site. (See also Dinosaurs and Canada.)

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    Elk Island National Park

    Elk Island National Park (established 1913, 194 km2) is a sanctuary of rolling woodlands and meadows dotted with lakes, bogs and ponds, 48 km east of Edmonton. Public interest in the conservation of rapidly dwindling wildlife led to the establishment of a reserve of elk in 1906, which later became Elk Island National Park.

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    Garibaldi Provincial Park

    Garibaldi Provincial Park (established 1927, 194,000 ha) is a mountain wilderness located 64 km north of Vancouver, normally reached by a short trail from Highway 99, north of Squamish. 

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    Glacier National Park

    Glacier National Park (established 1886, 1349.3 km2) was carved from the rugged Selkirk and Purcell mountains of BC by more than 400 glaciers. Its sheer valley walls have been scarred by countless avalanches caused by heavy snowfalls. Many glaciers and avalanche slopes can be seen from the Trans-Canada Highway that bisects the park. Underground rivers have created unique cave systems.

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    Grass River Provincial Park

    Located some 45 km east of Flin Flon, Grass River Provincial Park (established 1963, 2289.63 km2) straddles 2 of Manitoba's natural regions (Boreal Plains and Boreal Shield).

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    Hecla Provincial Park

    Near the south end of Lake WINNIPEG some 160 km north of Winnipeg is Hecla Provincial Park (established 1969, 865.4 km2).

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    Herring Cove Provincial Park

    Nestled among the West Isles in the Bay of Fundy is New Brunswick's Campobello Island, the home of Herring Cove Provincial Park (established 1959, 424 ha). 

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