Banff National Park
national park in Alberta, Canada
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Summary
Banff National Park is a national park of Canada[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of national park of canada entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,672 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Improvement District No. 09 (Banff National Park)[3], Banff[4]
- Country: Canada[5]
- Instance of: national park[6]
- Operator: Parks Canada[7]
- Commons category: Banff National Park[8]
- Inception: November 25, 1885[9]
- Highest point: Mount Assiniboine[10]
- Coordinate location: 51.166666666667, -115.55[11]
- IUCN protected areas category: IUCN category II: National Park[12]
- Official website: https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/ab/banff[13], https://parcs.canada.ca/pn-np/ab/banff[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Banff National Park[15]
- Visitors per year: 4,558,171[16]
- Described by source: The New Student's Reference Work[17]
- Heritage designation: part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[18]
- Area: 6641[19]
- Topographic map: NTS 82N09[20], NTS 82O03[21], NTS 82O04[22]
- Significant place: Banff[23]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Banff National Park[24]
- P14541: 2eGK1n[25]
Why It Matters
Banff National Park has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]