Big Bend National Park is a national park of the United States located in West Texas, on the border with Mexico. It has national significance as the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topography and ecology in the United States, and it takes its name from a large bend in the Rio Grande. The park protects more than 1,200 species of plants, more than 450 species of birds, 56 species of reptiles, and 75 species of mammals.
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Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 International DesignationUNESCO Biosphere Reserve 2 Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing Body
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1. Big Bend National Park (Wikipedia)
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National Park Service
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Big Bend National Park is a national park of the United States located in West Texas, bordering Mexico.
View the Source 2. UNESCO: UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme: Big Bend Biosphere Reserve
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Big Bend Biosphere Reserve lies in the eponymous big bend of the Rio Grande in western Texas, United States of America.
3. Wikidata: Big Bend National Park
- Wikidata Q1427197, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q158454
- Wikidata Q1427197 P571 inception
- Part Of: United States, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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