Waterton Glacier International Peace Park

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Waterton Glacier International Peace Park

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Pat Johnson

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Two parks, one in Alberta (Canada) and the other in Montana (USA), combined themselves in 1932 to make the world's first International Peace Park. This is the Waterton Glacier International Peace Park, now a World Heritage Site.

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