Dunes of Corrubedo Natural Park
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| Dunes of Corrubedo Natural Park | |
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| Galician Dunas de Corrubedo e Lagoas de Carregal e Vixán | |
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| Coordinates | 42°33′N 09°02′W / 42.550°N 9.033°W |
| Established | 1992 |
| Governing body | Xunta de Galicia |
| Official name | Complejo de Corrubedo |
| Designated | 26 March 1993 |
| Reference no. | 598[1] |
Dunes of Corrubedo Natural Park (Galician: Dunas de Corrubedo e Lagoas de Carregal e Vixán) is a 4 square miles (10 km2) natural park on the Atlantic coast of Spain. It is one of six natural parks in the autonomous community of Galicia. It is situated at the very end of the A Barbanza Peninsula in the province of A Coruña.
Conservation
[edit]The natural park was designated in 1992. Its international importance as a wetland was recognised the following year, when it became a Ramsar site.[2]
The natural park is an important site for bird-life and the European Union has included it within a Special Protection Area.[3]
Gallery
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Complejo de Corrubedo". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Ramsar site number 598, The Ramsar Sites Database (ramsar.wetlands.org)
- ^ Complexo litoral de Corrubedo
