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References and Links
References and Links has information on the map sources, bibliographic references and links to related Web sites.
List of References and Links:
Map Sources
The Atlas maps are composed of several layers of which there are two broad categories: thematic and base layers. Find below a description of each of the map layers. The layer source is included in the metadata.
Thematic Map Layers
- World Heritage Sites
- This layer shows the location of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sites of Canada which are divided into two categories: cultural and natural.
Base Map Layers
- Atlas of Canada Framework Layers
- Base map components are features that provide a geographic context for the thematic data shown on Atlas of Canada maps. These features include rivers, lakes, administrative boundaries, populated places, roads and rail lines. All of the Atlas of Canada base map components are available for immediate free download in five scales and in a number of data exchange formats. The 1:7 500 000 and the 1:1 000 000 scale data are the primary base frameworks used for all Atlas of Canada 6th Edition online maps. You can download Atlas of Canada data from this Web page on GeoGratis.
Web Sites
Federal Government
- Canadian Heritage Home Page
- This page is useful to find additional information related to World Heritage Sites.
- Parks Canada. Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
- A descriptive text on the site and photographs.
- Parks Canada. Dinosaur Provincial Park
- A descriptive text on the site and photographs.
- Parks Canada. Gros Morne National Park
- Gros Morne National Park of Canada was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, is an area of great natural beauty with a rich variety of scenery, widlife, and recreational activities.
- Parks Canada. Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve
- A descriptive text on the site and photographs.
- Parks Canada Home Page
- Parks Canada's site offers a series of supplementary information on the World Heritage Sites in Canada and in the World. Various themes pertaining to Canada are also tackled.
- Parks Canada. Kluane/Wrangell-St.Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek
- A descriptive text on the site and photographs.
- Parks Canada. L'Anse aux Meadows Archaeological Site
- A descriptive text on the site and photographs.
- Parks Canada. Miguasha Park
- A descriptive text on the site and photographs.
- Parks Canada. Nahanni National Park
- A descriptive text on the site and photographs.
- Parks Canada. Old Town Lunenburg
- A descriptive text on the site and photographs.
- Parks Canada. The Historic District of Old-Québec
- A descriptive text on the site and photographs.
- Parks Canada. Waterton Lakes National Park of Canada
- Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. A descriptive text on the site and photographs.
- Parks Canada. Wood Buffalo National Park
- A descriptive text on the site and photographs.
Other
- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Provincial Historic Site
- Located 18 km north & west of Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada at a place where the foothills of the Rocky Mountains meet the great plains, one of the world's oldest, largest and best preserved buffalo jump is known to exist -- Head-Smashed-In.
International Government
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. List of World Heritage Sites
- This page offers a list of World Heritage Sites and short descriptive texts.
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. World Heritage Site Page
- Web Site containing extensive information about the UNESCO convention, news and interesting site pages.
