Minami Sanriku Kinkasan Quasi-National Park

Minami Sanriku Kinkasan Quasi-National Park (南三陸金華山国定公園, Minami Sanriku Kinkasan Kokutei Kōen) was a Quasi-National Park on the Pacific coast of northern Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1979, the park extended along 180 km of the coast of southern Sanriku and encompassed Mount Kinka.[1][2][3] On 31 March 2015, in the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the Park was incorporated into Sanriku Fukkō National Park.[4]

Minami Sanriku Kinkasan Quasi-National Park
南三陸金華山国定公園
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LocationMiyagi Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates38°32′3″N 141°30′58″E / 38.53417°N 141.51611°E / 38.53417; 141.51611
Area139.02 km2
Established30 March 1979
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  1. ^ "栗駒/南三陸金華山/蔵王/男鹿". National Parks Association of Japan. Retrieved 5 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "List of Quasi-National Parks" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Minami Sanriku Kinkasan Quasi-National Park". Miyagi Prefecture. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  4. ^ 三陸復興国立公園の公園区域の変更(南三陸金華山国定公園区域の編入)について [About the Change in Area of Sanriku Fukkō National Park] (Transfer of the Area of Minami Sanriku Kinkasan Quasi-National Park)] (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Designation of the Natural Parks of Miyagi Prefecture". Miyagi Prefecture. Archived from the original on 23 March 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
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