Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park

[ waw-ter-tuhn-gley-sher, wot-er- ]

noun

1. an international park in SW Canada and NW Montana, jointly administered by Canada and the U.S. since 1932 and encompassing Waterton Lakes National Park (Canada) and Glacier National Park (U.S.). 1,584 sq. mi. (4,102 sq. km).

Example Sentences

Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park is the first trans-boundary International Dark Sky Park - an important designation in protecting the visitor experience that drives the tourism industry in Northwest Montana.

From Washington Times

The Castle - an area of mountains, foothills, wetlands and prairie just north of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park - is to be divided into a provincial park with full camping facilities and a wildland park with only limited backcountry camping.

From Washington Times

At the dedication exercises in June of that year, the following message from the President of the United States was read: The dedication of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park is a further gesture of the good will that has so long blessed our relations with our Canadian neighbors, and I am gratified by the hope and the faith that it will forever be an appropriate symbol of permanent peace and friendship.

From Project Gutenberg

The Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park was established in 1932 by Presidential proclamation, as authorized by the Congress of the United States and the Canadian Parliament.

From Project Gutenberg