Riding Mountain National Park
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Riding
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Riding Mountain is located on the Manitoba
Escarpment
in south-central Manitoba, near the geographical
centre of Canada, a 2978 square kilometre island
of forest rising out of a sea of farmland. Plants
and animals
from three ecological zones are found in the park,
all protected from the radical changes wrought upon
the ecosystems in the surrounding agricultural lands
and developed areas. Since the early hunters and
gatherers, the area has developed a rich historic
and cultural heritage that was made secure by the
formation of the park in 1929.
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