Dunes of Corrubedo Natural Park
42°33′N 09°02′W / 42.550°N 9.033°W / 42.550; -9.033Established 1992 Governing body Xunta de Galicia Official name Complejo de Corrubedo Designated 26 March 1993 Reference no. 598[1] National park Natural parks Natural monument
Ramsar Wetland
Dunes of Corrubedo Natural Park (Galician: Dunas de Corrubedo e Lagoas de Carregal e Vixán) is a 4 square miles (10 km2) natural park on the Atlantic coast of Spain. It is one of six natural parks in the autonomous community of Galicia. It is situated at the very end of the A Barbanza Peninsula in the province of A Coruña.
Conservation
The natural park was designated in 1992. Its international importance as a wetland was recognised the following year, when it became a Ramsar site.[2]
The natural park is an important site for bird-life and the European Union has included it within a Special Protection Area.[3]
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See also
- Conservation movement
- United Nations Environment Programme
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Protected areas of Galicia
- Fragas do Eume
- Monte Aloia
- O Invernadeiro
- Baixa Limia – Serra do Xurés
- Dunes of Corrubedo Natural Park
- Serra da Enciña da Lastra