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Monfragüe National Park

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Monfragüe National Park sits in Caceres Province in Extremadura, western Spain, within a triangle formed by the towns of Plasencia, Trujillo, and Caceres. It had been protected at a lower level since 1979 before becoming a national park on March 2, 2007, and covers about 18,118 hectares classed under IUCN category II. The Tagus River cuts through the park's mountainous terrain, creating dramatic cliffs that shelter the world's largest colony of cinereous vultures, more than 300 breeding pairs, along with more than 15 other regularly breeding raptor species, making the park a major destination for birdwatchers. It drew about 331,788 visitors in 2008. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Designation Category
Biosphere Reserve 3
Designation Category
National Park 3
Established Year
2007 3
Area (sq km)
179 3
Classification
Realm
Terrestrial 1
International Designation
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve 2
Sources
1. Monfragüe National Park (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Monfragüe (Spanish: Parque Nacional de Monfragüe, or simply Monfragüe [moɱfɾaˈɣwe] ) is a Spanish national park noted for its birdlife.
  • Introduction
    Monfragüe National Park sits in Caceres Province in Extremadura, western Spain, within a triangle formed by the towns of Plasencia, Trujillo, and Caceres.
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2. UNESCO: UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme: Monfragüe Biosphere Reserve
UNESCOOpen data record
Quote, Open data record
The landscape of the biosphere reserve is very representative of a Mediterranean agrosylvopastoral system.
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3. Wikidata: Monfragüe National Park
  • Wikidata Q1968939, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
  • Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q158454
  • Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
  • Wikidata Q1968939 P571 inception
  • Part Of: Spain, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: Spain
On Continent: Europe, Wikidata item for Spain, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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