Lake District (founded 1951; 2,292 sq km / 885 sq miles). This is the largest and most visited of Britain’s national parks. The parks receive a total of 100 million visitors a year. Wood Buffalo (founded 1922; 44,807 sq km/ 17,300 sq miles) this area of Canada contains forests, plains and many lakes. It has the largest herd of wild buffalo anywhere on Earth as well as many rare species such as the whooping crane. Wrangell – St Elias (founded 1980; 33,820 sq km/ 13,057 sq miles) this national park in Alaska is the largest in the USA. It contains the most glaciers and peaks higher than 4,880 m in North America, as well as many wild animals, including bears, wolves and moose. Yellowstone (founded 1872; 8,991 sq km/ 3,471 sq miles) this area of the rocky mountains in the USA is famed for its hot springs and geysers. Most famous is the Old Faithful geyser which sprays steam and water up to 56 m.
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