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147: 163: 1466: 767: 447: 1753: 1455: 170: 25: 1765: 753: 470:, dominate the park's landscape, covering 83% of its area. The rest of the land in the park is forest and tundra—east of the largest mountains and glaciers—where the climate is colder and drier than in the western and southern parts of the park. Trees grow only at the park's lowest elevations. The primary tree species are 498:
is a popular activity on trails such as St. Elias Lake, Mush Lake Road, Shorty Creek, Cottonwood, Rock Glacier, King's Throne, Kokanee, Auriol, Dezadeash River Trail, Alsek Trail, Sheep Creek Trail, Bullion Plateau Trail, Slims West or Soldiers Summit.
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over an eastern portion of the Reserve, that part—about 5,900 square kilometres (2,300 square miles)—became a national park in 1993, and is a unit of the national park system administered co-operatively with
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who have a long history of living in this region. Through their respective Final Agreements with the Canadian Government, they have made into law their rights to harvest in this region.
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land claims. It covered an area of 22,013 square kilometres (8,499 square miles). When agreement was reached with the
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In a 2009 census of the Kluane herd, there were 181 northern mountain caribou, a distinct ecotype of caribou.
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Kluane National Park lies within the traditional territories of the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations and
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May 29, 1993: an eastern portion of the Reserve became a National Park; the rest continues as a Reserve
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to the south, while the Reserve borders both British Columbia to the south, and the United States (
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5,900 km (2,300 sq mi) (park) 22,013 km (8,499 sq mi) (total)
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A day-use area with boat launch, picnic facilities and campground is located at
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Lee, Douglas (November 1985). "Canada's Icy Wilderness Park — Kluane".
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Aishihik and Kluane Northern Mountain Caribou Herds Census, 2009
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Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek
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Kluane-Wrangell-St. Elias-Glacier Bay-Tatshenshini-Alsek
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The Reserve includes the highest mountain in Canada,
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Parc national et réserve de parc national de Kluane
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