Torres del Paine National Park is a national park encompassing mountains, glaciers, lakes and rivers in southern Chilean Patagonia, established in 1959 and named for the three granite towers, the Torres del Paine, that dominate its skyline. The park is administered by Chile's Corporacion Nacional Forestal and protects a landscape shaped by the Patagonian Ice Sheet, including the Grey Glacier and turquoise glacial lakes, along with guanaco, puma and Andean condor populations. It is one of the most visited protected areas in Chilean Patagonia and forms part of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. 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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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyCorporacion Nacional Forestal 1 IUCN Category Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 International DesignationUNESCO Biosphere Reserve 1 Connections
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A national park encompassing mountains, glaciers, lakes, and rivers in southern Chilean Patagonia.
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Torres del Paine National Park is a national park encompassing mountains, glaciers, lakes and rivers in southern Chilean Patagonia, established in 1959 and named for the three granite towers, the Torres del Paine, that dominate its skyline.
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Corporacion Nacional Forestal
entity-description, international-designation unesco-biosphere-reserve
It is one of the most visited protected areas in Chilean Patagonia and forms part of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
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