Hiyama Prefecture Natural Park

Hiyama Prefecture Natural Park (檜 山道 立 自然 公園)
Nabetsuru-iwa on Okushiri-jima Island
Coordinates: 41 ° 51 ′ 59 ″  N , 140 ° 6 ′ 49 ″  E
Location:	Hokkaidō , Japan
Surface:	170.13 km²
Founding:	April 20, 1960
Address:	www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/.../hiyama.htm

The Hiyama Prefecture Natural Park ( Japanese 檜 山道 立 自然 公園 , Hiyama dōritsu shizen kōen ) is a prefectural natural park in the southwestern part of Hokkaidō , Japan . It was founded in 1960 and is located in the area of municipalities Esashi , Kaminokuni , Okushiri , Otobe , Setana and Yakumo . Notable islands in the park are Okushiri-jima and Kamome-jima . With the IUCN Category V, the park area is classified as a Protected Landscape / Protected Marine Area . The Hokkaidō Prefecture is responsible for the management of the park.

Web links

• Map of the natural parks in Hokkaido (Japanese)
• Map of the Hiyama Prefecture Natural Park (Japanese; PDF; 732 kB)
• World Database on Protected Areas - Hiyama Prefectural Natural Park (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Hiyama Prefectural Natural Park . Hokkaido Prefecture . Archived from the original on June 24, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 8, 2012.