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Kluane
The Kluane region features unmatched scenergy, and an impressive diversity
in faundra and flora. For thousands of years, the Kluane region has been
the homeland of the Northern and Southern Tutchone First Nations people.
The Kluane National Park and Reserve offers a sweeping landscape of
mountain valleys carved by glaciers and sprinkled with alpine
wildflowers. The Park and Reserve was declared a World Heritage Site in
1979. This vast wilderness park in southwest Yukon is home to grizzly
bears, dall sheep, moose, wolves and mountain goats. Canada's highest
peak, Mt. Logan at 5,959 m, is a majestic presence in the heart of Kluane
National Park and Reserve of Canada.
Encompassing breathtaking
views of lush valleys, mountain ranges and the world's largest non-polar
icefields, Kluane National Park and Reserve of Canada is part of the
largest internationally protected wilderness area in the world. Four
interconnecting wilderness parks in British Columbia, Alaska and the Yukon
are designated a World Heritage. Buried in ice 1.5 km deep, Mt. Logan is
surrounds by the expansive St. Elias icefields. Glaciers 100 km long flow
down Kluane's braod sweeping valleys. Hikers can see Kluane's glaciers on
multi-day backcountry hikes. For most visitors, a flightseeing tour is
the way to view these magnificent rivers of ice.
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