Yukon 2009 Vacation Planner - (Page 50) Kluane A CANADiAN NATurAL TrEASurE Kluane National Park and reserve of Canada is the centrepiece of the Kluane region. Encompassing broad, lush valleys and mountain ranges that include vast icefields and Mount Logan – Canada’s highest peak – Kluane National Park and reserve of Canada is the Yukon component of the largest internationally protected area in the world. Together, four interconnecting wilderness parks in British Columbia, Alaska and the Yukon are designated a uNESCo World Heritage Site. The traditional territories of the Champagne and Aishihik, Kluane, and White river First Nations all lie in this region. Beaufort Sea Alaska,USA Yukon Northwest Territories Beaver Creek Burwash Landing welcome The soul of the Yukon resides in the Kluane region. Kluane National Park and Reserve of Canada is unquestionably the main attraction of an area that features unmatched scenery, an impressive diversity in flora and fauna, and the enduring cultural heritage of Kluane’s First People. For thousands of years, the Kluane region has been the homeland of the Northern and Southern Tutchone people, with influences by the Tlingit and Upper Tanana cultures. Destruction Bay Haines Junction WHITEHORSE Pacific Ocean British Columbia Kluane National Park and reserve of Canada – YG photo by W. Towriss 50
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