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Puzzle #47 was Banff National Park.
Banff National Park is Canada's first national park, established in 1885 as Rocky Mountains Park. Located in Alberta's Rocky Mountains, 110–180 kilometres (68–112 mi) west of Calgary, Banff encompasses 6,641 square kilometres (2,564 sq mi) of mountainous terrain, with many glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine landscapes.
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What the record says
Puzzle 47 ran on 31 Aug 2026 and the answer was Banff National Park, played with 6 guesses against 4 columns. On the record: Country - Canada; IUCN category - II; Area band - 2,000–9,999 km². The numbers: Established - 1880s.
Beyond the grid the record adds Established - 1885; Area - 6,641 km² (2,000–9,999 km²); Heritage designation - part of UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Parkdle builds its record from Wikidata - CC0 1.0 and IUCN protected-area management category guidelines. The description above comes from the same place the game credits on every reveal: English Wikipedia verbatim extract, CC BY-SA 4.0. The puzzle itself is still playable in the archive, and every answer that has been and gone is listed on the past-answers page.
How it scored
- Country
- Canada
- IUCN category
- II
- Established
- 1880s
- Area band
- 2,000–9,999 km²
Also on the record
- Established
- 1885
- Area
- 6,641 km² (2,000–9,999 km²)
- Heritage designation
- part of UNESCO World Heritage Site