National parks - Nationalparks

National parks usually form the highest level of protection for natural areas that are usually in government hands. An infrastructure for sustainable tourism is usually associated with the status.

Here is a list of selected protected areas worldwide:

Africa

Egypt

• Protected areas in Egypt

Ethiopia

• 7.538.51  Abijatta Shalla National Park(7 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N.38 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ E.)last change: not specified
• 9402  Awash National Park(9 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N.40 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E)last change: not specified
• 6.6666739.66673  Bale Mountains National Park(6 ° 40 ′ 0 ″ N.39 ° 40 ′ 0 ″ E)last change: not specified
• 8344  Gambela National Park(8 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N.34 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E)last change: not specified
• 6.033330555555637.58335  Nechisar National Park (Nech Sar National Park). .- at Lake Abaya and Chamo in the southwest, crocodile and hippopotamus kingdom.(6 ° 2 ′ 0 ″ N.37 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ E)last change: not specified
• 5.6666736.16676  Mago National Park(5 ° 40 ′ 0 ″ N.36 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ E)last change: not specified
• 635.833333337  Omo National Park(6 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N.35 ° 50 ′ 0 ″ E)last change: not specified
• 13.18333333333338.0666666666678  Simien Mountains National Park. .(13 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ N.38 ° 4 ′ 0 ″ E)last change: not specified
• 1140.83339  Yangudi Rassa National Park(11 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N.40 ° 50 ′ 0 ″ E)last change: not specified

Benin

• Pendjari National Park

Botswana

• Chobe National Park
• Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park (together with South Africa)

Burkina Faso

• Arly National Park
• Kaboré Tambi National Park
• W National Park (together with Benin and Niger)

Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire)

• Assagny National Park
• Banco National Park
• Comoé National Park
• Parc National des Îles Ehotilés, Ramsar Convention- wetland
• Marahoué National Park (largely destroyed)
• Mont Péko National Park
• Réserve naturelle intégrale du Mont Nimba (World Natural Heritage), English: Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve partly in Guinea
• Mont Sângbé National Park
• Taï National Park (World natural heritage)

Ghana

Guinea

• Réserve naturelle intégrale du Mont Nimba (World Natural Heritage), English: Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve partly in the Ivory Coast

Cameroon

There are a total of sixteen designated protected areas in Cameroon. The more important are:

• Bénoué National Park, Expelled in 2001. The flora is dominated by the dry Sudan zone.
• Campo Ma’an National Park, 2640 km², just before the border with Equatorial Guinea.
• Cameroon Mountain.
• 10.47063413.59952810 Mandara mountains(10 ° 28 '14 "N.13 ° 35 '58 "E.) (Monts Mandara) in northern Cameroon near the border with Nigeria.
• Waza National Park (Parc national de Waza) in the basin of the Lake Chad.

Kenya

• -0.3836.6991666711  Aberdare National Park (Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Aberdare) last change: not specified
• -2.6537.2512  Amboseli National Park (Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Amboseli) last change: not specified
• -0.3666666736.0833333313  Lake Nakuru National Park (Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Ziwa Nakuru) last change: not specified
• -1.4935.1438888914  Masai Mara National Parklast change: not specified
• -0.0936111138.2080555615  Meru National Park (Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Meru) last change: not specified
• -0.1238888888888937.33666666666716  Mount Kenya National Park (Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Mlima Kenya). .last change: not specified
• 1.0746734.686817  Mount Elgon National Parklast change: not specified
• -1.373333333333336.85888888888918  Nairobi National Park (Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Nairobi) last change: not specified
• 0.6123137.5324719  Samburu National Parklast change: not specified
• 3.960555555555636.342520  Sibiloi National Park (Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Sibiloi). .last change: not specified
• -2.778611111111138.77166666666721  Tsavo East National Park (Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Tsavo Mashariki) last change: not specified
• -3.3166666738.1333333322  Tsavo West National Park (Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Tsavo Magharibi) last change: not specified

Malawi

• Kasungu National Park
• Lake Malawi National Park
• Lengwe National Park
• Liwonde National Park
• Nyika National Park

Mauritania

• Parc Banc d'Arguin (حوض آركين)
• Parc National de Diawling

Namibia

Overview: National parks in Namibia
Have their own main articles:

• Etosha National Park
• Fish River Canyon
• Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park
• Skeleton coast and Cape of cross

Nigeria

Details in Country article.

Reunion

• Reunion National Park

Rwanda

• Akagera National Park
• Vulcano National Park
• Nyungwe National Park

Zambia

• Blue Lagoon National Park
• Isangano National Park
• Kafue National Park
• Kasanga National Park
• Lavushi Manda National Park
• Liuwa plains National Park
• Lochinvar National Park
• Lower Zambesi National Park
• Luambe National Park
• Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
• Nsumbu National Park
• Nyika National Park
• Sioma Ngwezi National Park
• West Lunga National Park

Sao Tome and Principe

To the Obo National Park belongs to a third of the island of São Tomé, as well as the island Principewhich has been a complete UNESCO biosphere reserve since 2012.

Seychelles

Since 2018, 15% of the island state's water area has been under protection

• Aldabra Atoll (World natural heritage)
• Cousin island
• Morne National Park
• St. Anne Marine National Park
• Vallée de Mai (World natural heritage)

South Africa

• Addo Elephant National Park
• Agulhas National Park
• Augrabies Falls National Park
• Bontebok National Park
• Camdeboo National Park
• Garden Route National Park with the Tsitsikamma National Park and the Wilderness National Park
• Golden Gate Highlands National Park
• Karoo National Park
• Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park (together with Botswana)
• Kruger National Park
• Mapungubwe National Park
• Marakele National Park
• Mokala National Park
• Mountain Zebra National Park
• Namaqua National Park
• Table Mountain National Park
• Tankwa Karoo National Park
• West Coast National Park
• Ai-Ais-Richtersveld National Park or! Garib National Park
• iSimangaliso Wetland Park
• Pilanesberg National Park

Tanzania

• Arusha National Park
• Gombe National Park
• Katavi National Park
• Kilimanjaro National Park;
• Lake Manjare National Park
• Mikumi National Park
• Ruaha National Park
• Rubondo National Park
• Serengeti National Park
• Tarangire National Park

Chad

• 13.08333314.523 Manda(13 ° 5 ′ 0 ″ N.14 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ E)
• 9.09583314.59388924 Sena-Ouara(9 ° 5 ′ 45 ″ N.14 ° 35 '38 "E.), 735.2 km² on the border with Cameroon, on whose Bouba Djida National Park it borders.
• 10.84777777777819.64777777777825 Zakouma National Park
• 9.66666714.46666726 Binder-Léré wildlife reserve(9 ° 40 ′ 0 ″ N.14 ° 28 ′ 0 ″ E)

Uganda

Kampala Murchison Falls Kidepo Valley Mt. Elgon NP Bwindi NP Mgahinga Bunyonyi lake Kibale NP Lake Mburo QENP Ruwenzori

Uganda with the national parks

Asia

India

• Bandhavgarh National Park
• Corbett Tiger Reserve
• Kanha National Park
• Keoladeo Ghana National Park
• Rajaji National Park
• Ranthambore National Park

Indonesia

• Lorentz National Park (World natural heritage)
• Raja Ampat-Archipelago (Western New Guinea)

Iran

• Lar National Park (پارک ملی لار)
• Khojir National Park

Israel

Cambodia

• Bokor Hill National Park
• Kirirom National Park
• Ream National Park

Malaysia

• Bako National Park (Sarawak)
• Batang Ai National Park (Sarawak)
• Bruit National Park (Sarawak)
• Bukit Tiban National Park (Sarawak)
• Bungo Range Nature Reserve (Sarawak)
• Crocker Range National Park (Sabah)
• Dered Krian National Park (Sarawak)
• Endau-Rompin National Park (Johor)
• Gunung Buda National Park (Sarawak)
• Gunung Gading National Park (Sarawak)
• Gunung Ledang National Park (Johor)
• Gunung Lesong National Park (Sarawak)
• Gunung Mulu National Park (Sarawak)
• Kinabalu National Park (Sabah)
• Kuala Koh National Park (Kelantan)
• Kuala Tahan National Park (Pahang)
• Kubah National Park (Sarawak)
• Kuching Wetland National Park (Sarawak)
• Lambir Hills National Park (Sarawak)
• Loagan Bunut National Park (Sarawak)
• Limbang Mangroves National Park (Sarawak)
• Maludam National Park (Sarawak)
• Miri Sibuti Coral Reefs National Park (Sarawak)
• Niah National Park (Sarawak)
• Pelagus National Park (Sarawak)
• Penang National Park (Penang)
• Pulau Kukup National Park (Johor)
• Pulau Tiga National Park (Sabah)
• Pulong Tau National Park (Sarawak)
• Rajang Mangrove National Park (Sarawak)
• Sampadi National Park (Sarawak)
• Santubong National Park (Sarawak)
• Sedilu National Park (Sarawak)
• Similajau National Park (Sarawak)
• Sipadan Island Park (Sabah)
• Sungai Meluang National Park (Sarawak)
• Sungai Relau National Park (Pahang)
• Talang Satang National Park (Sarawak)
• Tanjung Datu National Park (Sarawak)
• Tanjung Mentong National Park (Terengganu)
• Tanjung Piai National Park (Johor)
• Tawau Hills National Park (Sabah)
• Tunku Abdul Rahman Park (Sabah)
• Do Mustapha Marine Park (Sabah)
• Do Sakaran Marine Park (Sabah)
• Turtle Islands National Park (Sabah)
• Ulu Sebuyau National Park (Sarawak)
• Usun Apau National Park (Sarawak)

Thailand

• Chaloem Rattanakosin National Park
• Erawan National Park
• Huai Huat National Park
• Kaeng Tana National Park
• Khao Phanom Bencha National Park
• Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park
• Khao Sok National Park
• Khao Yai National Park
• Mukdahan National Park
• Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park
• Mu Ko Phetra National Park
• Pha Taem National Park
• Phu Chong Na Yoi National Park
• Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park
• Phu Kradueng National Park
• Phu Pha Lek National Park
• Phu Pha Man National Park
• Phu Phan National Park
• Phu Rua National Park
• Phu Suan Sai National Park
• Sai Yok National Park
• Ta Phraya National Park
• Tarutao National Park
• Thap Lan National Park
• Yot Dom National Park

Turkey

• Goreme National Park
• Nemrut Dağı National Park
• Karatepe National Park
• Soğuksu National Park
• Gelibolu Peninsula Historical National Park
• Kazdağı National Park

Europe

Bulgaria

• 42.7202777824.7813888927  Balkans National Park (Централен Балкан). .(Национален парк Централен Балкан, 71,670 hectares).last change: not specified
• 42.183323.583328  Rila National Park (Рила). .(Национален парк Рила, 81,000 hectares).last change: not specified
• 41.66666723.529  Pirin National Park (Пирин). .(Национален парк Пирин, 40,000 hectares).last change: not specified

Germany

National parks have in Germany a relatively new tradition, measured against countries such as the United States of America (1864 and 1872) and Australia (1979). Only one park has been dissolved so far: The Elbtalaue National Park. However, this lives in the form of the Lower Saxony Elbe Valley Biosphere Reserve There are also three UNESCO World Heritage Sites, two of which coincide with national parks.

• 48.96666666666713.38333333333330 Bavarian Forest National Park first German national park (1970)
• 47.552812.975831 Berchtesgaden National Park
• 50.61676.4333332 Eifel National Park
• 51.096710.390833 Hainich National Park
• 53.9211111111118.500555555555634 Hamburg Wadden Sea National Park
• 51.7836210.5824235 Harz National Park
• 49.705747.103736 Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park - Germany's youngest national park (2015)
• 54.558313.6537 Jasmund National Park
• 51.1667938 Kellerwald-Edersee National Park
• 53.436412.836739 Muritz National Park
• 53.77.3333333340 Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park
• 50.914214.278441 Saxon Switzerland National Park
• 54.4563027777788.646408333333342 Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park
• 48.561111118.2213888943 Black Forest National Park
• 53.047214.296144 Lower Oder Valley National Park
• 54.43333333333312.945 Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park

France

Seven of France's ten national parks are in Europe, with one national park in each French Guiana and up Guadeloupe and Reunion.

• Calanques National Park (Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Department Bouches-du-Rhône
• Cevennes National Park (Region Occitania, Departments Lozère, Gard and Aveyron and region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Department Ardeche)
• Écrins National Park (Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Department Hautes-Alpes and region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Department Isère)
• Mercantour National Park (Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Departments Alpes-Maritimes and region Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
• Port-Cros National Park (Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur), Department Var
• Pyrenees National Park (Region New Aquitaine, Department Pyrénées-Atlantiques and region Occitania, Department Hautes-Pyrénées)
• Vanoise National Park (Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), Department Savoie

Greece

• 38.140220.658646 Ainos National Park
• 41.1326.21694444444447 Dadia National Park
• 38.82861122.28861148 Oiti National Park
• 40.08555555555622.35861111111149 Olympos National Park
• 38.53583333333322.62416666666750 Parnassos National Park
• 38.17333333333323.717551 Parnithia National Park
• 39.921.1166666752 Pindos National Park
• 40.82555555555620.89861111111153 Prespes National Park
• 35.27111111111123.96138888888954 Samaria National Park
• 37.65102226509224.02754579577255 Souino National Park
• 39.552156 Tzoumerka National Park
• 39.9694444420.7283333357 Vikos Aoos National Park
• 39.307124.14760658 Alonyssos Marine National Park-Northern Sporades
• 37.783320.959 Zakynthos National Marine Park

Great Britain

England

• Peak District
• Lake District
• Dartmoor
• North York Moors
• Yorkshire Dales
• Exmoor
• Northumberland National Park
• Norfolk Broads (The Broads)
• New Forest
• South Downs

Scotland

• Loch Lomond other The Trossachs National Park
• Cairngorms National Park

Wales

• Snowdonia National Park
• Brecon Beacons National Park
• Pembrokshire Coast National Park

Ireland

• Connemara National Park
• Glenveagh National Park
• Killarney National Park
• Wicklow Mountains National Park

Italy

• Stelvio National Park in the Ortler Alps in Northern Italy

Croatia

• Plitvice Lakes

Montenegro

• Durmitor National Park

Netherlands

• Schiermonnikoog National Park
• Lauwersmeer National Park
• De Âlde Feanen National Park
• Drents-Friese Wold National Park
• Dwingelderveld National Park
• Drentsche Aa National Park
• National Park De Sallandse Heuvelrug
• National Park De Weerribben
• De Hoge Veluwe National Park
• Veluwezoom National Park
• Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park
• National Park Duinen van Texel
• Zuid-Kennemerland National Park
• Oosterschelde National Park
• National Park De Biesbosch
• National Park De Loonse en Drunense Duinen
• De Zoom National Park - Kalmthoutse Heide
• De Groote Peel National Park
• De Maasduinen National Park
• De Meinweg National Park

Austria

The six national parks in Austria can be divided into two groups of three parks each: mountain and river landscapes. The former Nockberge National Park lives today in Biosphere Park Salzburg Lungau and Carinthian Nockberge away.

• Donauauen National Park
• National park Gesäuse - the youngest Austrian national park (opened in 2002)
• Hohe Tauern National Park - first Austrian national park (opening 1981)
• Kalkalpen National Park
• National park Lake Neusiedl - Seewinkel (together with Hungary)
• Thayatal National Park (together with Czech Republic)

Portugal

• Peneda-Geres

Poland

see also:National parks

There are 23 national parks in Poland, which together make up around 1% of the country's area. Has six national parks Lesser Poland the largest number of national parks of all voivodships. The most visited national park is the Tatra National Park. Entrance to most national parks is chargeable and amounts to approx. EUR 1 to EUR 2.

• Babia Góra National Park
• Białowieża National Park
• Biebrza National Park
• Bieszczady National Park
• Tucholer Heide National Park
• National Park Drage
• Gorce National Park
• Heuscheuergebirge National Park
• Kampinos National Park
• Krkonose National Park
• Magura National Park
• Narew National Park
• Ojców National Park
• Pienin National Park
• Polesie National Park
• Roztocze National Park
• Slowinski National Park
• Heiligkreuz National Park
• Tatra National Park
• Warthe Estuary National Park
• Wielkopolska National Park
• Wigry National Park
• Wollin National Park

Sweden

• Tiveden National Park
• Sarek

Switzerland

• Swiss National Park

Slovenia

• Goričko National Park - together with Austria and Hungary
• Triglav National Park - in the Julian Alps.

Spain

A complete overview of the national parks, nature parks and protected areas can be found in the Spanish Wikipedia. The distinction between “Parque nacional” and “Parque natural” says little for the visitor, neither in terms of size nor importance. It probably only regulates the maintenance obligation.

In the North: Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, Basque Country, La Rioja and Navarre

• Parque nacional de los Picos de Europa - 64,660 ha
• Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park - Province Huesca - 15,608 ha

Central area: Castile Leon and La Mancha, Extremadura

In the East: Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia and Murcia

Andalusia

In the mountain regions

• Parque nacional de Sierra Nevada - provinces Granada and Almeria - 85,883 ha.

Winter sports areas are located on the highest peaks on the Spanish mainland. There are many quiet, white villages along the Alpujarras on the southern slope (pueblos blancos)

• Natural Park of the Sierra de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas - Province Jaén - 209,920 ha.

The largest nature park in Spain is grouped around the estuary of the Guadalquivir and the reservoir Tranco de Béas with quiet mountains, white villages and breathtaking views.

• Natural Park of Sierra Magina - Province Jaén - 19,961 ha.

Small, self-contained mountain region south of Jaén, Baeza and Ubeda.

• Natural Park of the Sierras Subbéticas - Province Cordoba - 31,568 ha.

Enclosed mountain region south of Cordoba with beautiful hiking and cycling routes (Via Verde) around Priego de Cordoba.

• Natural Park of the Sierra de Grazalema - provinces Cadiz and Málaga - 53,411 ha.

Spectacular views, white villages and ancient stone and cork oak forests between the Costa del Sol and the Costa de la Luz.

On the coasts

• Paraje Natural Marismas de Isla Cristina - Province Huelva - 2,145 ha.
• Doñana National Park - Between the provinces Huelva and Cadiz - 54,251 ha.

One of the most important protected areas in Europe for migratory and water birds as well as rare animal species such as lynx and wild horses in the Guadalquivir estuary. May only be used as part of guided tours.

• Natural Park of the Bahía de Cádiz - Province Cadiz - 10,522 ha.

Marshlands with former salt production along the lagoon of the Provincial capital

• Natural Park of La Breña and Marismas del Barbate - Province Cadiz - 4,863 ha.

The highest cliffs in Andalusia, pine forests, marshland and marshland and fishing grounds near Barbate.

• Parque natural del Estrecho - Province Cadiz - 18,910 ha.

Dunes and marshland at the southern tip of Europe Tarifa

• Paraje Natural de El Torcal - Province Málaga - 1,170 ha.

Special limestone formations in the hinterland of Málaga

• Parque Natural Cabo de Gata-Níjar - Province Alméria - 49,512 ha.

Desert-like coastal landscape with beautiful beaches.

Balearic Islands

• National Park of the Archipelago de Cabrera - 10,021 hectares.

Canary Islands

• Parque Nacional de Garajonay -La Gomera - 3,984 ha
• Parque nacional del Teide - Tenerife - 18,990 ha.

Czech Republic

• Bohemian Switzerland National Park

Hungary

• Hortobágy National Park
• Bükk National Park
• Aggtelek National Park
• Duna Dráva National Park
• Körös-Maros National Park
• Duna Ipoly National Park
• Balaton uplands
• Kiskunság National Park
• National Park-Fertő-Hanság
• Őrség National Park
• Mátra Protected Landscape Area

North America

Canada

Mexico

• Parque Nacional La Malinche
• Sian Ka'an

United States of America

• Acadia National Park
• Arches National Park
• Badlands National Park
• Big Bend National Park
• Biscayne National Park
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
• Bryce Canyon National Park
• Canyonlands National Park
• Capitol Reef National Park
• Carlsbad Caverns National Park
• Channel Island National Park
• Congaree National Park
• Crater Lake National Park
• Cuyahoga Valley National Park
• Death Valley National Park
• Denali National Park
• Dry Tortugas National Park
• Everglades National Park
• Gates of the Arctic National Park
• Glacier Bay National Park
• Glacier National Park
• Grand Canyon
• Grand Teton National Park
• Great Basin National Park
• Great Sand Dunes National Park
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park
• Guadalupe Mountains National Park
• Haleakalā National Park
• Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
• Hot Springs National Park
• Isle Royal National Park
• Joshua Tree National Park
• Katmai National Park
• Kenai Fjords National Park
• Kobuk Valley National Park
• Lake Clark National Park
• Lassen Volcanic National Park
• Mammoth Cave National Park
• Mesa Verde National Park
• Mount Rainier National Park
• North Cascades National Park
• Olympic National Park
• Petrified Forest National Park
• Pinnacles National Park
• Redwood National Park
• Rocky Mountain National Park
• Roosevelt Campobello National Park
• Saguaro National Park
• Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
• Shenandoah National Park
• Theodore Roosevelt National Park
• Voyageurs National Park
• Wind Cave National Park
• Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
• Yellowstone National Park
• Yosemite National Park
• Zion National Park

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Central America and Caribbean

Dominican Republic

Guadeloupe

• Guadeloupe National Park

South America

Argentina

• Iguassu Falls (Cataratas do Iguacu)
• Parque Nacional Los Glaciares
• El Leoncito National Park
• Tierra del Fuego National Park

Brazil

• Iguaçu Falls
• Tumucumaque National Park

Chile

• Bernardo O'Higgins National Park
• Conguillío National Park
• Huerquehue National Park
• Laguna San Rafael National Park
• National park Easter island
• Queulat National Park
• Radal Siete Tazas National Park

French Guiana

• Guiana National Park

Oceania and Australia

Australia

• Broadwater National Park
• Bundjalung National Park
• Flinders Chase National Park
• Freycinet National Park
• Guy Fawkes River National Park
• Kakadu National Park
• Litchfield National Park
• Mount Field National Park
• Nambung National Park
• Nitmiluk National Park
• Purnululu National Park
• Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park
• Watarrka National Park

New Zealand

• Abel Tasman National Park
• Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
• Arthur's Pass National Park
• Egmont National Park
• Fiordland National Park
• Kahurangi National Park
• Mount Aspiring National Park
• Nelson Lakes National Park
• Paparoa National Park
• Rakiura National Park
• Te Urewera National Park
• Tongariro National Park
• Westland National Park
• Whanganui National Park