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Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas National Park

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Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas National Park spans the municipalities of Kauhajoki and Karvia in the South Ostrobothnia and Satakunta regions of Finland. Established in 1982 and covering 57 square kilometers, it consists mainly of swamp, including the 16.3 square kilometer Kauhaneva bog. The park was added to the Ramsar Convention list of wetlands of international importance in 2004 and is part of the Natura 2000 network. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
International Designation
Ramsar Site (Wetland of International Importance) 1
Governing Body
Metsähallitus 1
Sources
1. Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas National Park (Wikipedia)
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    Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas National Park is a national park in the municipalities of Kauhajoki and Karvia in the South Ostrobothnia and Satakunta regions of Finland.
  • Introduction
    Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas National Park spans the municipalities of Kauhajoki and Karvia in the South Ostrobothnia and Satakunta regions of Finland.
  • entity-description, international-designation ramsar-site
    The park was added to the Ramsar Convention list of wetlands of international importance in 2004 and is part of the Natura 2000 network.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    Metsähallitus
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    Metsähallitus
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