The Jurubatiba Sandbank National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional da Restinga de Jurubatiba) is a national park in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. The park has approximately 44 kilometres of sandbank coast.
| Jurubatiba Sandbank National Park | |
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| Parque Nacional da Restinga de Jurubatiba | |
 Park in 2014 | |
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| Nearest city | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro |
| Coordinates | 22°12′04″S 41°29′35″W / 22.201°S 41.493°W |
| Designation | National park |
| Created | 29 July 1998 |
| Administrator | ICMBio |
History edit
The park was created on 29 April 1998. It spreads along the coast of Quissamã, Carapebus and Macaé municipalities. More than 60% of its area are inside the Quissamã municipality, around 30% inside Carapebus and the rest in Macaé.
Geography edit
Area: 148.6 km2
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External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parque Nacional Restinga de Jurubatiba.
- Jurubatiba Localization Map
- Project Sustainable Jurubatiba - Photos
- Quissamã Municipality - Jurubatiba's Photo Gallery Archived 2009-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
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