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Richardson Wildland Park

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Area
  
2,658 kmĀ²

Established
  
August 22, 2012

Nearest city
  
Fort Chipewyan

Richardson Wildland Park

Location
  
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada

Governing body
  
Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation

Management
  
Alberta Culture and Tourism

Richardson Wildland Park is a wildland provincial park in northern Alberta, Canada that is 265,825 ha (656,870 acres) in size. It is located near the far northeast corner of the province within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, encompassing lands south of Lake Athabasca and east of the Athabasca River adjacent to Wood Buffalo National Park. The Government of Alberta announced its creation through its approval of the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan in August 2012.

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Richardson Wildland Park Wikipedia