See Also: Banff National Park(encyclopedia)
national park(dictionary)
national park(encyclopedia)
Tai National Park(tourism)
Kaziranga National Park(tourism)
Pirin National Park(tourism)
Pingvellir National Park(tourism)
Etosha National Park(encyclopedia)
Yoho National Park(encyclopedia)
Fiordland National Park(encyclopedia)

Banff National Park (sh)




Park, southwestern Alberta, Canada.

Established in 1885 as Canada's first national park, it lies on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains and includes mineral springs, ice fields, and glacial lakes, including Lake Louise. It has been greatly expanded to its present area of 2,564 sq mi (6,641 sq km). Banff is famed for its spectacular beauty, and visitors are so numerous that it is now more a recreation than a conservation area.