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Kluane National Park

August 26, 2011
Haines Junction, Yukon

Kluane National Park and Reserve of Canada is located in Yukon and covers over 21,000 km² of the Territory's area. Established as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993, the park contains part of the largest non-polar ice field in the world and contains examples of some of the world's longest and most spectacular glaciers. Kluane National Park is also home to Mount Logan, the highest peak in Canada, and the second highest in North America.

A section of the park is in the traditional territories of Kluane First Nation and Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, who are jointly responsible for the management of its resources, along with Parks Canada.

The Kluane National Park and Reserve Visitor Centre in Haines Junction, Yukon, acts as the primary staging site for activities, and offers displays and information for all those wishing to learn more about the Park. The Centre is operated by Parks Canada.

In support of the new visitor centre, the Government is investing up to $5 million over two years (2009-2011) under the Economic Action Plan's Improving Parks Canada's National Historic Sites and Visitor Facilities program. In addition, a contribution of $4 million over three years (2009-2012) is being provided through Infrastructure Canada's Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund program towards the construction of the Dä Kų Cultural Centre, in which the visitor centre will be housed.

Multiple activities are available to the park's visitors, such as hiking, cycling and mountain biking, fishing, flightseeing, motor boating and canoeing. Kluane National Park also appeals to the more adventurous visitors by offering rafting on the Alsek River and mountaineering.

Every summer, a range of interpretive programs, including campfire talks, guided walks and special events, allow visitors to further discover Kluane National Park.

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