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In Spain there are currently (June 2013) 15 national parks . Nine national parks are on the Spanish mainland, four in the Canary Islands , one each in the Balearic Islands and one on an archipelago off Galicia .
Overview
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founding
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Size [ha]
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comment
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map
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view
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Picos de Europa National Park
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1995
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67,455
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The forerunner was the Covadonga National Park, established in 1918 as the first national park in Spain
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Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
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1918
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15,608
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oldest national park in the Pyrenees
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Teide National Park
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1954
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18,990
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in Tenerife
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Caldera de Taburiente National Park
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1954
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4,690
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on La Palma
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Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park
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1955
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14,119
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in the Pyrenees
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Doñana National Park
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1969
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54,252
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at the mouth of the Guadalquivir in Andalusia
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Tablas de Daimiel National Park
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1973
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3,031
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Wetland in the Mancha
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Timanfaya National Park
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1974
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5.107
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in Lanzarote
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Garajonay National Park
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1978
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3,986
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on La Gomera
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Archipiélago de Cabrera National Park
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1991
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10,020
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Cabrera island off Mallorca
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Cabañeros National Park
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1995
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38,996
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Mediterranean forest and bushland in Castile-La Mancha
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Sierra Nevada National Park
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1999
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86.208
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High mountains in Andalusia
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Islas Atlánticas de Galicia National Park
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2002
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8,333
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several islands off the coast of Galicia
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Monfragüe National Park
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2007
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17,852
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in Extremadura , numerous large birds of prey
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Sierra de Guadarrama National Park
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2013
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33,960
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in Madrid and Castile and León
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| Total:
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344,749
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