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Poas Volcano National Park

National Park

Poas Volcano National Park, established on January 25, 1971 in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, covers about 65 square kilometers around the 2,700 meter summit of Poas Volcano. An IUCN category II park managed by the National System of Conservation Areas, it centers on a 290 meter wide active main crater that still produces geysers and gas emissions and has periodically closed to visitors for safety, along with two other craters, the extinct Von Frantzius and the long dormant Botos, whose cold, green crater lake lies within the park.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
1971 2
Area (sq km)
65.59 2
Governing Body
National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) 1
Sources
1. Poás Volcano National Park (Wikipedia)
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  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)
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2. Wikidata: Poas Volcano National Park
  • Wikidata Q773878, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
  • Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
  • Wikidata Q773878 P571 inception
  • Part Of: Costa Rica, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: Costa Rica
On Continent: North America, Wikidata item for Costa Rica, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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