Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park
nature park in Almería Province, Spain
Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park is a natural park in the southeastern corner of Spain in the Province of Almería, Andalusia. It is Andalusia's largest coastal protected area. It is a wild and isolated landscape with some of Europe's most original geological features. It is the only region in Europe with a desert climate.
| Cabo de Gata-Níjar | |
|---|---|
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
 Arrecife de las Sirenas. | |
| Location | Province of Almería, Andalusia, Spain |
| Nearest city | Almería |
| Coordinates | 36°47′00″N 02°06′00″W / 36.78333°N 2.10000°W |
| Area | 460 km2 (180 sq mi) |
| Established | 1997 |
| Visitors | 500,000 (in 1998) |
| Governing body | Junta de Andalucia |
| Official name | Salinas del Cabo de Gata |
| Designated | December 5, 1989 [1] |
Cabo de Gata-Níjar was one of 100 finalists for the 12 Treasures of Spain in 2007.[2]
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- ↑ "Lista de 100 finalistas de Nuestros 12 Tesoros de España". Sobreturismo.es. 27 November 2007. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
- "Biosphere Reserve Information: Spain: Cabo De Gata-Nijar". UNESCO. 2005-11-03. Archived from the original on 2006-10-10. Retrieved 20 November 2006.
- "Exploring Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park".[permanent dead link]
- "Parque Natural Cabo de Gata. Almeria. España". Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park. Archived from the original on 18 December 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2006.
- "Cabo de Gata Nature Reserve". Cabo Gata Spain. Retrieved 7 September 2014.[permanent dead link]
- "OZ NATURE WILDLIFE". Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
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- Jo Williams. "Natural Parks - Almeria Province: Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park". Andalucia.com. Retrieved 20 November 2006.
- Nicolas B. Langlade, Xianzhong Feng, Tracy Dransfield, Lucy Copsey, Andrew I. Hanna, Christophe Thébaud, Andrew Bangham, Andrew Hudson, and Enrico Coen (2005-07-11). "Evolution through genetically controlled allometry space". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. 102 (21): 21–26. doi:10.1073/pnas.0504210102. PMC 1177394. PMID 16009935.
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