Hidaka Sanmyaku-Erimo Quasi-National Park

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Hidaka Sanmyaku-Erimo Quasi-National Park
日高山脈襟裳国定公園
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Location Hokkaidō, Japan
Coordinates 42°23′19″N 142°57′6″E / 42.38861, 142.95167
Area 103,447 ha [1]
Established October 1, 1981
Governing body Japanese Ministry of the Environment

Hidaka Sanmyaku-Erimo Quasi-National Park (日高山脈襟裳国定公園 Hidaka-Sanmyaku Erimo Kokudei Kōen?) is the largest quasi-national park in Japan[2]. The park includes the Hidaka Mountains and Cape Erimo and is located in southeast Hokkaidō. The park was designated Erimo Prefectural Park in 1950 and Erimo Prefectural Nature Park in 1958 until it was raised to a quasi-national in 1981.

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  1. ^ List of Quasi-National Parks, Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan , Last access 12 March 2008
  2. ^ List of Quasi-National Parks, Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan , Last access 12 March 2008
  • Hidaka Sanmyaku Erimo World Database on Protected Areas, United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Centre, last access 12 March 2008
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