Mikawa-wan Quasi-National Park

Quasi-National Park

34°36′59″N 137°8′49″E / 34.61639°N 137.14694°E / 34.61639; 137.14694Area94.43 km²EstablishedApril 10, 1958Governing bodyAichi Prefecture^[1]

Mikawa-wan Quasi-National Park (三河湾国定公園, Mikawa-wan Kokutei Kōen) is a Quasi-National Park in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.^[2]^[3] It is rated a protected landscape (category V) according to the IUCN.^[4] The park includes the coastal areas of Atsumi Peninsula, the Pacific shoreline of Chita Peninsula as well as islands and portion of the northern shoreline of Mikawa Bay.^[5]

It was founded on 10 April 1958 and has an area of 94.4 km².^[6]

Like all Quasi-National Parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural governments.^[1]

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References

Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8

^ ^a ^b "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 2011-03-23. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
^ "三河湾国定公園". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
^ "三河湾／鈴鹿／室生赤目青山／琵琶湖". National Parks Association of Japan. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
^ MPA Global Database
^ "Mikawa Wan Quasi National Park". World Database on Protected Areas. United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Center.
^ "List of National Parks". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 10 May 2011.