Throughout the world, there are many beautiful national parks that come in all shapes and sizes. Some were established due to rare plants and animals, while others for pure natural beauty. Many national parks were created to protect natural phenomena such as the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone, but here is a list of parks that are impressive due to their sheer size.
Northeast Greenland National Park
Greenland is the most sparsely populated country in the world due to extreme weather conditions, which makes this park extremely hard to access. The park is 375,000 square miles, making it both the largest national park in the world and the most northern one as well. Arctic foxes, musk oxen, and polar bears are some of the wildlife to see, and there are less than 50 human inhabitants in the entire area!
Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia
Coming in at far 2nd place is the Namib Naukluft Park at a little under 20,000 square miles. The biggest national park in Africa is located in Namibia and is famous for its beautifully shaped sand dunes. Sossusvlei is the most visited area, where many dunes are available to climb. Legend has it that someone installed a solar-powered speaker system somewhere in the Namibian Desert to play “Africa” by Toto for all eternity!
Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada
Canada’s biggest national park is the world’s 3rd largest at 17,300 square miles. Established in 1922 to protect the rapidly depleting wood bison, it is now home to the largest population of them in the world. The incredible green landscape and many rivers make this a great park to visit both for the views and the wildlife.
