Shimokita Hantō Quasi-National Park | |
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下北半島国定公園 | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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Location | Honshū, Japan |
Nearest city | Mutsu |
Coordinates | 41°31′33″N 140°55′25″E / 41.52583°N 140.92361°E |
Area | 18,728 hectares (72.31 sq mi) |
Established | July 22, 1968 |
Governing body | Aomori, prefectural governments [1] |
Shimokita Hantō Quasi-National Park (下北半島国定公園, Shimokita-hantō Kokutei Kōen) is a quasi-national park in the Shimokita Peninsula of Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of far northern Honshū in Japan. It is rated a protected landscape (category V) according to the IUCN. [2] The park, consists of several discontinuous locations, which include:
The park also encompasses a portion of the natural habitat of the Japanese macaque. The mountainous interior is forested with Siebold's beech and Nootka cypress, and coastal areas have stands of tilia and oak. [3] The area was designated a quasi-national park on July 22, 1968.
The borders of the park span the municipalities of Mutsu, Higashidōri, Sai, and Ōma. [4]
Like all Quasi-National Parks in Japan, Shimokita Hantō Quasi-National Park is managed by the local prefectural government. [1]
Shimokita Hantō Quasi-National Park | |
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下北半島国定公園 | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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Location | Honshū, Japan |
Nearest city | Mutsu |
Coordinates | 41°31′33″N 140°55′25″E / 41.52583°N 140.92361°E |
Area | 18,728 hectares (72.31 sq mi) |
Established | July 22, 1968 |
Governing body | Aomori, prefectural governments [1] |
Shimokita Hantō Quasi-National Park (下北半島国定公園, Shimokita-hantō Kokutei Kōen) is a quasi-national park in the Shimokita Peninsula of Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of far northern Honshū in Japan. It is rated a protected landscape (category V) according to the IUCN. [2] The park, consists of several discontinuous locations, which include:
The park also encompasses a portion of the natural habitat of the Japanese macaque. The mountainous interior is forested with Siebold's beech and Nootka cypress, and coastal areas have stands of tilia and oak. [3] The area was designated a quasi-national park on July 22, 1968.
The borders of the park span the municipalities of Mutsu, Higashidōri, Sai, and Ōma. [4]
Like all Quasi-National Parks in Japan, Shimokita Hantō Quasi-National Park is managed by the local prefectural government. [1]