<Tr> <Th> Governing body </Th> <Td> Parks Canada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/bc/glacier/index.aspx </Td> </Tr> <P> Glacier National Park is one of seven national parks in British Columbia, and is part of a system of 43 parks and park reserves across Canada . Established in 1886, the park encompasses 1,349 km (521 sq mi), and includes a portion of the Columbia Mountains . It also contains the Rogers Pass National Historic Site . </P> <P> The park's history is closely tied to two primary Canadian transportation routes, the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), completed in 1885, and the Trans - Canada Highway, completed in 1963 . The pass in the centre of the park eluded explorers until 1881 . The railway brought with it tourism, the establishment of Glacier National Park and the construction of a popular alpine hotel . The heavy winter snows and steep, avalanche - prone valleys of the park have been a major obstacle to transportation, necessitating much railway engineering and avalanche control measures . </P>

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