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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Grand Canyon National Park' has mentioned 'Park' in the following places:
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| Grand Canyon National ParkIUCN category II (national park)[1]Grand Canyon from the South Rim at dawnLocation in ArizonaShow map of ArizonaLocation in the United StatesShow map of the United StatesLocationCoconino and Mohave counties, Arizona, United StatesNearestxc2xa0cityFredonia, Arizona (North Rim)Tusayan, Arizona (South Rim)Coordinates36xc2xb003xe2x80xb219xe2x80xb3N 112xc2xb007xe2x80xb219xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf36.0552608xc2xb0N 112.1218355xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 36.0552608; -112.1218355Coordinates: 36xc2xb003xe2x80xb219xe2x80xb3N 112xc2xb007xe2x80xb219xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf36.0552608xc2xb0N 112.1218355xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 36.0552608; -112.1218355[2]Area1,217,262 acres (4,926.08xc2xa0km2)[3]EstablishedFebruaryxc2xa026,xc2xa01919xc2xa0(1919-02-26)Visitors2,897,098 (inxc2xa02020)[4]Governingxc2xa0bodyNational Park ServiceWebsiteGrand Canyon National Park UNESCO World Heritage SiteCriteriaNatural: vii, viii, ix, xReference75Inscription1979 (3rd session) | WIKI |
| The park's central feature is the Grand Canyon, a gorge of the Colorado River, which is often considered one of the Wonders of the World. | WIKI |
| The park, which covers 1,217,262 acres (1,901.972xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi; 4,926.08xc2xa0km2) of unincorporated area in Coconino and Mohave counties, received more than six million recreational visitors in 2017, which is the second highest count of all American national parks after Great Smoky Mountains National Park. | WIKI |
| The park celebrated its 100th anniversary on February 26, 2019. | WIKI |
| 1938 poster of the park | WIKI |
| [11] The National Park Service, established in 1916, assumed administration of the park. | WIKI |
| The creation of the park was an early success of the conservation movement. | WIKI |
| In 1979, UNESCO declared the park a World Heritage Site. | WIKI |
| The 1987 the National Parks Overflights Act[13] found that "Noise associated with aircraft overflights at the Grand Canyon National Park is causing a significant adverse effect on the natural quiet and experience of the park and current aircraft operations at the Grand Canyon National Park have raised serious concerns regarding public safety, including concerns regarding the safety of park users." | WIKI |
| The primary public areas of the park are the South and North Rims, and adjacent areas of the canyon itself. | WIKI |
| The rest of the park is extremely rugged and remote, although many places are accessible by pack trail and backcountry roads. | WIKI |
| The South Rim is more accessible than the North Rim and accounts for 90% of park visitation. | WIKI |
| The park headquarters are at Grand Canyon Village, not far from the South Entrance to the park, near one of the most popular viewpoints. | WIKI |
| Most visitors to the park come to the South Rim, arriving on Arizona State Route 64. | WIKI |
| The highway enters the park through the South Entrance, near Tusayan, Arizona, and heads eastward, leaving the park through the East Entrance. | WIKI |
| The North Rim area of the park is located on the Kaibab Plateau and Walhalla Plateau, directly across the Grand Canyon from the principal visitor areas on the South Rim. | WIKI |
| Grand Canyon Village is the primary visitor services area in the park. | WIKI |
| There is also an RV Park named Trailer Village. | WIKI |
| The Toroweap Overlook is located in the western part of the park on the North Rim. | WIKI |
| A variety of activities at the South Rim cater to park visitors. | WIKI |
| [20] From March to December, access to Hermit's Rest is restricted to the free shuttle provided by the Park Service. | WIKI |
| [26] Flights within the canyon are still available outside of park boundaries. | WIKI |
| The Grand Canyon Association (GCA) is the National Park Service's official nonprofit partner. | WIKI |
| It raises private funds to benefit Grand Canyon National Park by operating retail shops and visitor centers within the park, and providing educational opportunities about the natural and cultural history of the region. | WIKI |
| Scenic wonders within park boundaries include high plateaus, plains, deserts, forests, cinder cones, lava flows, streams, waterfalls, and one of Americaxe2x80x99s great whitewater rivers. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (viii): Within park boundaries, the geologic record spans all four eras of the earth's evolutionary history, from the Precambrian to the Cenozoic. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (x): The parkxe2x80x99s diverse topography has resulted in equally diverse ecosystems. | UNESCO |
| At nearly 500,000 hectares, and with 94% of the park managed for wilderness values, the property is large enough to ensure protection of all the geological and geomorphological values for which it was inscribed. | UNESCO |
| Scenic values are also well protected, though these can be significantly impacted by air pollution originating from outside park boundaries. | UNESCO |
| Uranium mining has occurred outside park boundaries and is governed by a 2011 Secretarial decision that limits development to valid existing rights and places a moratorium on new mining activity. | UNESCO |
| Currently, the park monitors water resources and air quality and hopes to embark on geohazard monitoring in the near future. | UNESCO |
| Designated by the U.S. Congress in 1919 as a national park, Grand Canyon is managed under the authority of the Organic Act of August 25, 1916 which established the United States National Park Service , and which directs park resources to managed xe2x80x9cin such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.xe2x80x9d In addition, the park has specific enabling legislation which provides broad congressional direction regarding the primary purposes of the park. | UNESCO |
| Numerous other federal laws bring additional layers of protection to the park. | UNESCO |
| Day to day management is directed by the Park Superintendent. | UNESCO |
| In addition, the National Park Service has established Management Policies which provide broader direction for all National Park Service units, including Grand Canyon. | UNESCO |
| Park management plans for the property have identified a number of resource protection measures, such as environmental assessment processes, zoning, ecological integrity and visitor monitoring, and education programs to address pressures arising from issues both inside and outside the property. | UNESCO |
| Specific measures have been introduced to address visitor capacity needs in sensitive resources areas of the Colorado River and wilderness areas of the park through management plans which structure visitor uses to best preserve park resources and values. | UNESCO |
| Active engagement with park partners, both within and outside park boundaries, assists in evaluating impacts to resources at a landscape scale. | UNESCO |
| Similarly, efforts continue to work with the gateway community of Tusayan to reduce potential developmental impacts upon the park so that compatible and sustainable developments are incorporated into future plans. | UNESCO |
| Long-term protection and effective management of the park from potential threats require continued monitoring of resource conditions, such as through the NPS Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) program. | UNESCO |
| The Southern Colorado Plateau I&M Network, of which Grand Canyon National Park is a part, has developed several xe2x80x9cvital signsxe2x80x9d to track a subset of physical, chemical and biological elements and processes selected to represent the overall health or condition of park resources. | UNESCO |
| Management of the Outstanding Universal Value of the property is undertaken alongside close attention to the parkxe2x80x99s important cultural heritage, which lies in its classic example of human adaptation to a severe climatic and physiographic environment. | UNESCO |
| This ancestral tie to the park and the land is manifest in the recognition of traditional association with at least 11 federally recognized American Indian tribes including the Havasupai, Hualapai, Hopi, Navajo, Southern Paiute, and Zuni. | UNESCO |
| Park management routinely works with these tribes on various issues including access and accommodation to park resources, development of interpretive plans, formal consultation on planning documents and directives, and educational outreach. | UNESCO |