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Kawésqar National Park

Habitat and Species Management Area

Kawésqar National Park, formerly the Alacalufes National Reserve, protects a vast archipelago of low mountainous islands, fjords and channels between the Pacific Ocean and the Strait of Magellan in the Magallanes Region of Chile, established July 22, 1969 and covering about 7,023,542 acres, making it the second largest national park in Chile. Its Magellanic rainforest and high rainfall of up to 2,450 millimeters a year support about 24 mammal species, and the park honors the Kawésqar people, nomadic hunter gatherers who have inhabited the region for about seven thousand years.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
1969 2
Area (sq km)
28,423.291 2
Governing Body
Corporación Nacional Forestal 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Corporacion Nacional Forestal (Chile) 1
Sources
1. Kawésqar National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: governing_body
    Corporación Nacional Forestal
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    Corporación Nacional Forestal
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    Corporación Nacional Forestal
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2. Wikidata: Kawésqar National Park
  • Wikidata Q284749, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
  • Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
  • Wikidata Q284749 P571 inception
  • Part Of: Chile, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: Chile
On Continent: South America, Wikidata item for Chile, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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