Abashiri Quasi-National Park
| Abashiri Quasi-National Park | |
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| 網走国定公園 | |
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IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
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Overlooking Lake Saroma (June 2007)
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 Abashiri Quasi-National Park in Japan
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| Location | Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Nearest city | Abashiri, Kitami, Koshimizu, Ōzora, Saroma, Shari, Yūbetsu |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| 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） |
See also
External links
- J-IBIS (Japanese)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 List of Quasi-National Parks, Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan , Last access 3 June 2009
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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