Abashiri Quasi-National Park | |
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網走国定公園 | |
IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)
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Overlooking Lake Saroma (June 2007) |
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Location | Hokkaidō, Japan |
Nearest city | Abashiri, Kitami, Koshimizu, Ōzora, Saroma, Shari, Yūbetsu |
Area | 372.61 square kilometres (143.87 sq mi)[1] |
Established | July 1, 1958[1] |
Abashiri Quasi-National Park (網走国定公園 Abashiri Kokutei Kōen ) is a quasi-national park in Japan[1]. The park protects the waters and surrounding coastline of the lakes and lagoons along the Sea of Okhotsk on Hokkaidō. This includes such lakes as Lake Abashiri and Lake Notoro[2] as well as Lake Tōfutsu and Lake Saroma[3]. Lake Saroma is the fourth largest lake in Japan[3]. Most of the park lies within the limits of Abashiri in Abashiri Subprefecture of northeastern Hokkaidō.[3]
The park includes a Marine Protected Area, which falls under the IUCN category Ib.[4] The park is either 37261 ha[1][4] or 43559 ha[2].
An important part of Abashiri Quasi-National Park is its floral display. Some of the most prominent species are in the following table.[3]
Scientific name | Common name | Native name |
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Thermopsis lupinoides | Goldbanner | センダイハギ(先代萩) |
Gentiana triflora var. japonica | エゾリンドウ | |
Convallaria keiskei | Lily of the Valley | スズラン |
Iris setosa | ヒオウギアヤメ | |
Hemerocallis yezoensis | エゾキスゲ(蝦夷黄萓) | |
Lilium pensylvanicum | エゾスカシユリ(蝦夷透百合) | |
Salicornia europaea | Common Glasswort | アッケシソウ(厚岸草) |