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Alonnisos Marine Park

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The National Marine Park of Alonnisos Northern Sporades, commonly known as the Alonnisos Marine Park, was founded in Greece by presidential decree on May 16, 1992, the first marine park of its kind in the country. It is currently the largest marine protected area in Europe, covering approximately 2,260 square kilometres of the northern Aegean Sea. Besides its sea area, the park includes the island of Alonnisos, six smaller islands, and 22 uninhabited islets and rocky outcrops.

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Governance Type
Shared Governance 1
Realm
Marine 1
Governing Body
joint venture between ministries 1
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1. Alonnisos Marine Park (Wikipedia)
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  • Wikipedia lead extract, realm marine
    The National Marine Park of Alonnisos Northern Sporades (Greek: Εθνικό Θαλάσσιο Πάρκο Αλοννήσου Βορείων Σποράδων, ΕΘΠΑΒΣ) was founded in Greece by Presidential Decree on May 16, 1992.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    joint venture between ministries
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type shared-governance
    joint venture between ministries
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