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Laguna San Rafael National Park

National Park

Laguna San Rafael National Park, on the Pacific coast of the Aysen Region of Chile, was established in 1959 and covers about 17,420 square kilometers, including much of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field. Named for the San Rafael Lagoon formed by glacial retreat, it was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1979, receives more than 6,000 millimeters of rain a year at its highest elevations, and its peaks include Monte San Valentin and Cerro Arenales; its wildlife ranges from black browed albatrosses to Chilean dolphins and southern right whales.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
1959 2
Area (sq km)
17,420 1
Governing Body
Corporación Nacional Forestal 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Coastal (Marine and Terrestrial) 1
International Designation
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Corporacion Nacional Forestal (Chile) 1
Sources
1. Laguna San Rafael National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: governing_body
    Corporación Nacional Forestal
  • Lead
    Laguna San Rafael National Park (Spanish pronunciation: [laˈɣuna san rafaˈel]) is a park located on the Pacific coast of southern Chile.
  • Source text, realm: coastal
    Laguna San Rafael National Park (Spanish pronunciation: [laˈɣuna san rafaˈel]) is a park located on the Pacific coast of southern Chile.
  • Source text, area-sq-km: 17420
    Created in 1959, it covers an area of 17,420 km2 (6,726 sq mi) and includes the Northern Patagonian Ice Field.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    Corporación Nacional Forestal
  • entity-description, international-designation unesco-biosphere-reserve
    Named for the San Rafael Lagoon formed by glacial retreat, it was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1979, receives more than 6,000 millimeters of rain a year at its highest elevations, and its peaks include Monte San Valentin and Cerro Arenales; its wildlife ranges from black browed albatrosses to Chilean dolphins and southern right whales.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    Corporación Nacional Forestal
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2. Wikidata: Laguna San Rafael National Park
  • Wikidata Q1703052, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
  • Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
  • Wikidata Q1703052 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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