The Dunes of Corrubedo Natural Park
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| The Dunes of Corrubedo Natural Park | |
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| Galician Dunas de Corrubedo e Lagoas de Carregal e Vixán | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Established | 1992 |
| Governing body | Xunta de Galicia |
| Designated | March 26, 1993 [1] |
The 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 Barbanza Peninsula in the province of A Coruña.
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Conservation
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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Corrubedo Ribeira.JPG
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Corrubedo (A Coruña, Galicia, España) 04 - duna.JPG
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Corrubedo (A Coruña, Galicia, España) 02.JPG
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Corrubedo (A Coruña, Galicia, España) 05 - faro.JPG
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Corrubedo (A Coruña, Galicia, España) 01.JPG
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Ramsar site number 598, The Ramsar Sites Database (ramsar.wetlands.org)
- ↑ Complexo litoral de Corrubedo
