Oga Quasi-National Park
| Oga Quasi-National Park | |
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| 男鹿国定公園 | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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Mount Kanpū (355 m) | |
| Location | Honshū, Japan |
| Nearest city | Oga, Akita Prefecture, Japan |
| Coordinates | 39°54′50″N 139°43′18″E / 39.91389°N 139.72167°ECoordinates: 39°54′50″N 139°43′18″E / 39.91389°N 139.72167°E |
| Area | 81.56 km² |
| Established | 15 May 1973 |
| Governing body | Akita prefectural government [1] |
Oga Quasi-National Park (男鹿国定公園 Oga Kokutei Kōen) is a quasi-national park on the Oga Peninsula, in Akita Prefecture, in far northwestern Japan. The park is wholly within the city of Oga.[2][3][4][5][6] It is rated a protected landscape (category V) according to the IUCN.[7]
The area was designated a quasi-national park on May 15, 1973.[8]
Like all quasi-national parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural government, in this case, that of Akita prefecture.[1]
See also
References
- Sutherland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8
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- 1 2 "National Park systems: Definition of National Parks". National Parks of Japan. Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
- ↑ "栗駒／南三陸金華山／蔵王／男鹿". National Parks Association of Japan. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ↑ "List of Quasi-National Parks" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ↑ "Natural Parks of Akita Prefecture" (PDF) (in Japanese). Akita Prefecture. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ↑ "男鹿国定公園". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ↑ "男鹿国定公園". Akita Prefectural Tourism Federation. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ↑ "Oga". World Database on Protected Areas. United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Center. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- ↑ "List of Quasi-national Parks". Official Home Page of the Ministry of the Environment. Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan. 1994-03-31. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
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