Mikawa-wan Quasi-National Park (三河湾国定公園, Mikawa-wan Kokutei Kōen) is a Quasi-National Park in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.[2][3] It is rated a protected landscape (category V) according to the IUCN.[4] The park includes the coastal areas of Atsumi Peninsula, the Pacific shoreline of Chita Peninsula as well as islands and portion of the northern shoreline of Mikawa Bay.[5]
| Mikawa Wan Quasi-National Park | |
|---|---|
| 三河湾国定公園 | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
 Cape Irago | |
  Mikawa Wan Quasi-National Park in Japan | |
| Location | Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°36′59″N 137°8′49″E / 34.61639°N 137.14694°E |
| Area | 94.43 km² |
| Established | April 10, 1958 |
| Governing body | Aichi Prefecture[1] |
It was founded on 10 April 1958 and has an area of 94.4 km2.[6]
Like all Quasi-National Parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural governments.[1]
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- Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8
- ^ a b "National Park systems: Definition of National Parks". National Parks of Japan. Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan. Archived from the original on 2011-03-23. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
- ^ "三河湾国定公園". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ "三河湾／鈴鹿／室生赤目青山／琵琶湖". National Parks Association of Japan. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ MPA Global Database
- ^ "Mikawa Wan Quasi National Park". World Database on Protected Areas. United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Center.
- ^ "List of National Parks". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
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