Waterton Glacier International Peace Park

Japanese: ウォータートン・グレーシャー国際平和公園 - うぉーたーとんぐれーしゃーこくさいへいわこうえん
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park

…It was established in 1910 and has an area of ​​4,100 km2. It borders Canada and, together with Waterton Lakes National Park on the Canadian side, forms the Waterton Glacier International Peace Park (established in 1932). It is home to glacial landforms such as cirques, glacial valleys, and glacial lakes, as well as over 50 glaciers, forests, wildlife, and alpine grasslands, making it a representative example of the natural beauty of the Rocky Mountains. It straddles the Continental Divide.

*Some of the terms mentioned in relation to Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1910年の制定で,面積は4100km2。カナダとの国境に接し,カナダ側のウォータートン湖国立公園とともに,ウォータートン・グレーシャー国際平和公園(設立1932)をなす。圏谷(カール),氷食谷,氷河湖などの氷河地形や50を数える氷河,森林,野生動物,高山草原を擁し,ロッキー山脈の自然美を代表する公園で,大陸分水界にまたがる。…

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