Amami Gunto Quasi National Park

Amami Gunto Quasi National Park IUCN Category V - Protected Landscape / Seascape
location	Kagoshima Prefecture , Japan
surface	78.61 km²
WDPA ID	3103
Geographical location	27 ° 47 '  N , 128 ° 55'  E Coordinates: 27 ° 46 '48 "  N , 128 ° 54' 54"  E
Setup date	Feb. 15, 1974
administration	Kagoshima Prefectural Administration

The Amami Guntō Quasi National Park ( Japanese 奄 美 群島 国 定 公園 , Amami guntō kokutei kōen ) was one of over 50 quasi national parks in Japan . He was on the Amami-guntō ( Amami Islands ) in the south of Kagoshima-ken ( Kagoshima Prefecture ). The ken government was responsible for managing the park, which was appointed in 1974. The park area covered a (land and water) area of ​​approx. 80 km². With the IUCN Category V, the park area was classified as a Protected Landscape / Protected Marine Area .

On March 7, 2017, it became the national park of the same name .

See also

• National parks in Japan

Web links

World Database on Protected Areas - Amami Gunto-Quasi-National Park (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 「奄 美 群島 国立 公園」 が 誕生 し ま し た！ . 環境 省 Kankyōshō ( Ministry of the Environment ), 2017, accessed December 22, 2019 (Japanese). 
2. ↑ "奄 美 群島 國立 公園" 誕生 . 奄 美 市 Amami-shi ( City of Amami ), July 14, 2017, accessed December 22, 2019 (Chinese). 
3. ↑ Designation of the Amami Gunto National Park . 環境 省 Kankyōshō ( Ministry of the Environment ), 2017, accessed on December 22, 2019 (English).