CA-K237Places & geography

Waterton-Glacier, the world’s first international peace park

The Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, photographed in 2013. Prince of Wales Hotel at Waterton National Park · Royalbroil · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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In 1931, the Rotary Clubs of Alberta and Montana proposed uniting Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta and Glacier National Park in Montana as the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, the first such park in the world. It was meant to promote peace and goodwill between nations and to underline the international nature of wilderness; it became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.

Scope & context

The peace park’s origin and purpose, not either park’s full natural history.

Sources behind this record

Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park ↗

Parks Canada (World Heritage Sites in Canada)

Date of Inscription; Justification of outstanding universal value