Dinosaur Provincial Park

Summary

Dinosaur Provincial Park is a provincial park of Canada^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of provincial_park_of_canada entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (386 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dinosaur Provincial Park is located in County of Newell^[3].
• Dinosaur Provincial Park is located in Special Area No. 2^[4].
• Dinosaur Provincial Park is in the country of Canada^[5].
• Dinosaur Provincial Park's instance of is recorded as provincial park of Canada^[6].
• Dinosaur Provincial Park's Commons category is recorded as Dinosaur Provincial Park^[7].
• 1955 marks the founding of Dinosaur Provincial Park^[8].
• Dinosaur Provincial Park's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.7617, 'lon': -111.485}^[9].
• Dinosaur Provincial Park's IUCN protected areas category is recorded as IUCN category Ia: Strict Nature Reserve^[10].
• Dinosaur Provincial Park's official website is recorded as http://albertaparks.ca/dinosaur.aspx^[11].
• Dinosaur Provincial Park's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[12].
• Dinosaur Provincial Park's heritage designation is recorded as IUGS Geological Heritage Site^[13].
• Dinosaur Provincial Park's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dinosaur Provincial Park'}^[14].
• Dinosaur Provincial Park covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+8085.96'}^[15].
• Dinosaur Provincial Park covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+7825'}^[16].
• Dinosaur Provincial Park's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (vii)^[17].
• Dinosaur Provincial Park's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (viii)^[18].
• Dinosaur Provincial Park's P14541 is recorded as 4GUIcm^[19].

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Geography

Dinosaur Provincial Park is in the country of Canada^[5]. Located in include County of Newell^[3], a municipal district of Alberta^[20], in Canada^[21] and Special Area No. 2^[4], an Alberta special area^[22], in Canada^[23], founded in 1959^[24].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+8085.96'}^[15] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+7825'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Dinosaur Provincial Park's instance of is recorded as provincial park of Canada^[6]. Heritage statuses include World Heritage Site^[12] and IUGS Geological Heritage Site^[13].

History and Context

1955 marks the founding of Dinosaur Provincial Park^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Dinosaur Provincial Park include Dinosaur Park Formation^[25], a geological formation^[26], in Canada^[27].

Why It Matters

Dinosaur Provincial Park ranks in the top 1% of provincial_park_of_canada entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (386 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Entities named for it include Dinosaur Park Formation^[25], a geological formation^[26], in Canada^[27].