Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park
Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park (越前加賀海岸国定公園, Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Kokutei Kōen) is a Quasi-National Park on the coast of Fukui and Ishikawa Prefectures, Japan. The park was established in 1968.[1][2] It is rated a protected landscape (category Ib) according to the IUCN.[3] Like all Quasi-National Parks in Japan, Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park is managed by the local prefectural governments.[4]
| Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park | |
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| 越前加賀海岸国定公園 | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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| Location | Fukui/Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Coordinates | 36°14′38″N 136°12′24″E |
| Area | 9,246 hectares (35.70 sq mi) |
| Established | 1 May 1968 |
Sites of interest
The park consists of several discontinuous locations, which include:
Related municipalities
See also
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References
- Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8
- "能登半島／越前加賀海岸／若狭湾／八ヶ岳中信高原". Natural Parks Foundation. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- "List of Quasi-National Parks" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- "Echizen-Kaga Kaigan". World Database on Protected Areas. United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Center. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- "National Park systems: Definition of National Parks". National Parks of Japan. Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan. Archived from the original on 23 March 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
- "Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park". Fukui Prefecture. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- "Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park". Kyōto Prefecture. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
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