Poas Volcano National Park, established on January 25, 1971 in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, covers about 65 square kilometers around the 2,700 meter summit of Poas Volcano. An IUCN category II park managed by the National System of Conservation Areas, it centers on a 290 meter wide active main crater that still produces geysers and gas emissions and has periodically closed to visitors for safety, along with two other craters, the extinct Von Frantzius and the long dormant Botos, whose cold, green crater lake lies within the park.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyNational System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) 1 Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) 1 Sources
1. Poás Volcano National Park (Wikipedia)
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Poás Volcano National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Volcán Poás) is a national park in Costa Rica that covers an area of approximately 65 square kilometres (16,000 acres); the summit of Poás Volcano located within the park is at an elevation of 2,700 metres (8,900 ft).
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Poás Volcano National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Volcán Poás) is a national park in Costa Rica that covers an area of approximately 65 square kilometres (16,000 acres); the summit of Poás Volcano located within the park is at an elevation of 2,700 metres (8,900 ft).
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National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Poas Volcano National Park
- Wikidata Q773878, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
- Wikidata Q773878 P571 inception
- Part Of: Costa Rica, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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On Continent: North America, Wikidata item for Costa Rica, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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