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Huerquehue National Park

National Park

Huerquehue National Park, whose Mapudungun name means the messenger place, lies in the Andean foothills of the Araucanía Region of Chile east of Pucon and has been protected since June 9, 1967. Covering about 125 square kilometers between 720 and 2,000 meters elevation, it holds ancient araucaria (monkey puzzle) forest, now a vulnerable species, around some twenty lakes and lagoons including Tinquilco Lake.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
1967 2
Area (sq km)
125 2
Governing Body
Corporación Nacional Forestal 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Corporacion Nacional Forestal (Chile) 1
Sources
1. Huerquehue National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: governing_body
    Corporación Nacional Forestal
  • Lead
    Huerquehue National Park (Spanish pronunciation: [weɾˈkewe]) is located in the foothills of the Andes, in the Valdivian temperate rainforest of the La Araucanía region in southern Chile.
  • Source text, realm: terrestrial
    Huerquehue National Park (Spanish pronunciation: [weɾˈkewe]) is located in the foothills of the Andes, in the Valdivian temperate rainforest of the La Araucanía region in southern Chile.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    Corporación Nacional Forestal
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    Corporación Nacional Forestal
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2. Wikidata: Huerquehue National Park
  • Wikidata Q1124254, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
  • Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
  • Wikidata Q1124254 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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