Canada, Russia new National Parks

The Great White Norths.

… the Russian government created a new Arctic park for endangered wildlife, banning all industrial activity on and around the northern tip of Novaya Zemlya, a long island that stretches north into the Arctic Circle, south of Franz Josef Land’s popular spring break beaches.

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Much better, me thinks, is the newly expanded Park in my homeland.

… the Canadian government finalized the expansion of the Nahanni National Park on the border of the Northwest Territories and the Yukon. …

After a 35-year effort from CPAWS, the seven-fold expansion adds the granite formation known as the Cirque of the Unclimbables, one of Canada’s best big wall climbing venues, to the National Park.

… read more – Outside Blog