| Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park | |
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| Nationalpark Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft | |
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IUCN Category II (National Park)
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Exhibition centre at Wieck |
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| Location | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany |
| Nearest city | Rostock, Stralsund |
| Area | 805 km² |
| Established | 1 October 1990 |
The Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park (Nationalpark Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft) is Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's largest national park situated at the coast of the Baltic Sea. It consists of several peninsulas and islands in the Baltic Sea, belonging to the district of Vorpommern-Rügen.
The national park includes:
The national park is characterised by very shallow water housing a unique coastal fauna. All portions of the national park are famous for being a resting place for tens of thousands of cranes and geese.
Its area is 805 km².
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