Corcovado National Park (Chile)
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Corcovado National Park | |
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IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
Location: | Los Lagos Region, Chile |
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Area: | 2,096 km² |
Established: | 2005 |
Governing body: | Corporación Nacional Forestal |
Corcovado National Park is the newest of the national parks of Chile. It is bordered by the gulf of the same name to the west. The park includes the Corcovado volcano.
The park hosts significant biodiversity, with about 18 mammal species, 64 bird species and 133 flora species.
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- (Spanish) Parque Nacional Corcovado
Exploring the National Parks of Chile
Alberto de Agostini | Alerce Andino | Archipiélago de Juan Fernández | Bernardo O'Higgins | Bosque de Fray Jorge | Cabo de Hornos | Chiloé | Conguillío | Corcovado | Hornopirén | Huerquehue | Isla Guamblin | Isla Magdalena | La Campana | Laguna del Laja | Laguna San Rafael | Las Palmas de Cocalán | Lauca | Llanos de Challes | Llullaillaco | Nahuelbuta | Nevado Tres Cruces | Pali Aike | Pan de Azúcar | Puyehue | Queulat | Rapa Nui | Tolhuaca | Torres del Paine | Vicente Pérez Rosales | Villarrica | Volcán Isluga