Kazan Wildland Provincial Park

Kazan Wildland Provincial Park is a wildland provincial park in northern Alberta, Canada. It was established on 14 May 2018 and is a large park with an area of 659,397 hectares (2,546 sq mi).[2][3] As of January 2023, Kazan is the largest park under Alberta provincial authority (Banff, Jasper, and Wood Buffalo National Parks are larger but are under federal authority). The park was initiated by and is contained in the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan Land Use Framework in August 2012.[4] Two smaller parks, La Butte Creek and Colin-Cornwall Lakes Wildland Provincial Parks, were disestablished and incorporated into Kazan.[5]

Kazan Wildland Provincial Park
Location the Kazan Wildland Provincial Park in Alberta
Location the Kazan Wildland Provincial Park in Alberta
Location of Kazan WPP
Location the Kazan Wildland Provincial Park in Alberta
Location the Kazan Wildland Provincial Park in Alberta
Kazan Wildland Provincial Park (Canada)
Location the Kazan Wildland Provincial Park in Alberta
Location the Kazan Wildland Provincial Park in Alberta
Kazan Wildland Provincial Park (Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo)
LocationRegional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada
Nearest townFort Chipewyan, Alberta
Coordinates59°30′0″N 110°45′0″W
Area659,397 ha (2,545.95 sq mi)[2]
Established14 May 2018[2][3]
Governing bodyAlberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation

Location

The park is located in the far northeast corner of the province within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo; to the north is Northwest Territories and east is Saskatchewan. It encompasses the majority of lands north of Lake Athabasca and east of Wood Buffalo National Park with Slave River and Rivière des Rochers forming the western boundary.[3][6]

Ecology

The park is in the Kazan Uplands subregion of the Canadian Shield Natural Region.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Protected Area Profile for Kazan Wildland Provincial Park from the World Database on Protected Areas". ProtectedPlanet.net. 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  2. "O.C. 139/2018". Orders in Council. Alberta King’s Printer. 14 May 2018.
  3. "Kazan Wildland Provincial Park" (PDF). Alberta Parks. 17 May 2018.
  4. Lower Athabasca Regional Plan 2012 – 2022 (PDF). Alberta Parks. August 2012. ISBN 978-1-4601-0537-5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2012.
  5. "O.C. 137/2018". Orders in Council. Alberta King's Printer. 14 May 2018.
  6. "Kazan Wildland Provincial Park: Information & Facilities". Alberta Parks. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
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