Abashiri Quasi-National Park
Abashiri Quasi-National Park (網走国定公園, Abashiri Kokutei Kōen) is a quasi-national park in Japan.[1] The park protects the waters and surrounding coastline of the lakes and lagoons along the Sea of Okhotsk on Hokkaidō. This includes such lakes as Lake Abashiri and Lake Notoro[2] as well as Lake Tōfutsu and Lake Saroma.[3] Lake Saroma is the fourth largest lake in Japan.[3] Most of the park lies within the limits of Abashiri in Abashiri Subprefecture of northeastern Hokkaidō.[3]
The park includes a Marine Protected Area, which falls under the IUCN category Ib.[4] The park is either 37261 ha[1][4] or 43559 ha.[2]
An important part of Abashiri Quasi-National Park is its floral display. Some of the most prominent species are in the following table.[3]
Scientific name | Common name | Native name |
---|---|---|
Thermopsis lupinoides | Goldbanner | センダイハギ / 先代萩 |
Gentiana triflora var. japonica | エゾリンドウ | |
Convallaria keiskei | Lily of the valley | スズラン |
Iris setosa | Iris | ヒオウギアヤメ |
Hemerocallis yezoensis | Daylily | エゾキスゲ / 蝦夷黄萓 |
Lilium pensylvanicum | エゾスカシユリ / 蝦夷透百合 | |
Salicornia europaea | Glasswort | アッケシソウ / 厚岸草 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d List of Quasi-National Parks, Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan, Last access 3 June 2009
- ^ a b "The Abashiri Quasi National Park". World Database on Protected Areas. The WDPA is a joint product of UNEP and IUCN, prepared by UNEP-WCMC, supported by IUCN WCPA and working with Governments, the Secretariats of MEAs and collaborating NGOs. February 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-03.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d 網走国定公園. Japan Integrated Biodiversity Information System (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment of Japan. Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- ^ a b Wood, L. J. (2007). "Abashiri Quasi National Park - a Marine Protected Area in Japan (Pacific Ocean Coast)". MPA Global: A database of the world's marine protected areas. Sea Around Us Project. UNEP-WCMC & WWF. www.mpaglobal.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
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