UNESCO WHS - Glacier NP - Grinnell Glacier Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - Waterton Glacier International Peace Park - Glacier National Park - Grinnell Glacier - In 1932 Waterton Lakes National Park (Alberta, Canada) was combined with the Glacier National Park (Montana, United States) to form the world's first International Peace Park. Situated on the border between the two countries and offering outstanding scenery, the park is exceptionally rich in plant and mammal species as well as prairie, forest, and alpine and glacial features. Glacier National Park encompasses more than 1 million acres (4'000 km2) and includes parts of two mountain ranges, more than 130 named lakes, more than 1'000 different species of plants and hundreds of species of animals. The Park has almost all its original native plant and animal species. Grinnell Glacier is in the heart of the Glacier National Park. It is in the Lewis Range and rests on the north flank of Mount Gould at an altitude averaging 7'000 feet (2'100 m), in the Many Glacier region of the park. Between 1966 and 2005, Grinnell Glacier lost almost 40 % of its acreage. Name: Waterton Glacier International Peace Park Site: Glacier National Park - Grinnell Glacier Country: United State of America Location: Montana Inscription: 1995 Category: Natural (vii)(ix) Unesco Ref: 354 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the side