Koshikishima Quasi-National Park Explained

Koshikishima Quasi-National Park
Alt Name:	甑島国定公園
Map:	Japan
Location:	Kagoshima, Japan
Nearest City:	Satsumasendai
Coordinates:	31.86°N 129.88°W
Area:	307.35km2
Established:	16 March 2015

is a Quasi-National Park in the Koshikijima Islands of Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 2015 and has a land area of 54.47km2 alongside protected surrounding waters of 252.88km2. It subsumes the former Koshikijima Prefectural Natural Park, founded in 1981 with a land area of 24.59km2.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

See also

• List of national parks of Japan
• Parks and gardens in Kagoshima Prefecture

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/ad04/kurashi-kankyo/kankyo/sizenkouen/kennai/koshiki.html . ja:甑島国定公園 . Koshikishima Quasi-National Park . . 12 August 2019.
2. Web site: https://www.env.go.jp/council/12nature/y120-26b/mat1_3.pdf . ja:甑島(こしきしま)国定公園の新規指定について . About the New Designation of Koshikishima Quasi-National Park . . 12 August 2019.
3. Web site: https://www.city.satsumasendai.lg.jp/www/contents/1423124565658/index.html . ja:甑島国定公園が誕生しました！ . Koshikishima Quasi-National Park is Born! . . 12 August 2019.
4. Web site: Koshikijima Prefectural Natural Park . . 9 February 2012.