Federico Albert National Reserve | |
Iucn Category: | IV |
Iucn Ref: | [1] |
Map: | Chile |
Location: | Cauquenes Province, Chile |
Nearest City: | Chanco |
Coordinates: | -35.7331°N -72.5391°W |
Area: | 1.45km2 |
Established: | 1981 |
Governing Body: | National Forestal Corporation (CONAF) |
Federico Albert National Reserve is a 1.45km2 national reserve of Cauquenes Province, Chile, located near Chanco town.[1]
This reserve consists in a plantation of trees as pines, eucalyptus, firs and many others, directed by the naturalist Frederich Albert Taupp (known in Spanish as Federico Albert), which made this for saving the town of Chanco of the dunes that growing along the coast.[2]