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Minami Alps National Park

National Park

Minami Alps National Park protects the Akaishi Mountains of central Honshu, Japan, along the border of Shizuoka, Yamanashi and Nagano prefectures, established on June 1, 1964. The park stretches 55 kilometers with a maximum width of 18 kilometers, covering about 358 square kilometers and containing peaks above 3,000 meters including Kita-dake, Senjo-ga-take and Aino-dake. It safeguards the headwaters of the Fuji, Oi and Tenryu rivers, and its beech and stone pine forests are home to the Japanese serow, ptarmigan, Asiatic black bear and Sika deer.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
1964 2
Area (sq km)
357.52 2
Governing Body
Ministry of the Environment 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Ministry of the Environment 1
Sources
1. Minami Alps National Park (Wikipedia)
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  • Wikipedia lead extract, realm terrestrial
    Minami Alps National Park (å-アルãƒ-ス国立公園, Minami Arupusu Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in the Akaishi Mountains, ChÅ«bu region, HonshÅ«, Japan.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    Ministry of the Environment
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    Ministry of the Environment
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2. Wikidata: Minami Alps National Park
  • Wikidata Q1131218, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
  • Wikidata Q1131218 P31 instance-of
  • Wikidata Q1131218 P571 inception
  • Part Of: Japan, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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