World Heritage
Protected for Future Generations

What does Wrangell-St. Elias have in common with the Great Wall of China, the Taj Majal, the Galapagos Islands, and the Tower of London? 

They are all World Heritage Sites. They are all outstanding universally recognized natural and cultural features that attract the attention and merit protection of all people worldwide.

In 1978, in combination with its Yukon neighbor Kluane National Park, the United Nations recognized Wrangell-St. Elias National Monument as an international World Heritage site...the first bi-national designation. Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska, and Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park in British Columbia were added in 1993. Together, these four units include 24.3 million acres, one of the largest internationally protected ecosystems on the planet!