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Kluane National Park and Reserve are two units of Canada's national park system, located in the extreme southwestern corner of Yukon, Canada. Kluane National Park Reserve was established in 1972, covering . The park includes the highest mountain in Canada, Mount Logan () of the Saint Elias Mountains. Mountains and glaciers 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 white spruce, balsam poplar and trembling aspen.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kluane National Park and Reserve of Canada )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kluane National Park and Reserve of Canada: Fact Sheet )〕 The park contains about 120 species of birds, including the rock ptarmigan and the golden and bald eagles. ==Activities== A day-use area with boat launch, picnic facilities and campground is located at Kathleen Lake, and is operated from mid-May to mid-September. Hiking 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. Rafting on the Alsek River (a Canadian Heritage river), mountain biking on old mining roads, horseback riding through the ''Alsek Pass'', boating on Kathleen Lake and Mush Lake as well as fishing for lake trout, Arctic grayling, rainbow trout, northern pike and sockeye salmon are also among activities available in the park. The park was the subject of a short film in 2011's ''National Parks Project'', directed by Louise Archambault and scored by Graham Van Pelt, Ian D'Sa and Mishka Stein. In August 2013, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. visited the park to see Mount Kennedy.〔(Speakers' Spotlight – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Journeys To The Yukon To Visit Mount Kennedy ). Speakers.ca. Retrieved 2013-09-27.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kluane National Park and Reserve」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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