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List Of National Parks Of Chile
There are 42 national parks in Chile covering a total area of 13,206,810 hectares. retrieved 11 March 2022 Table See also * ; protected natural areas * National Monuments of Chile; structures and sites of cultural heritageReferences {{South America in topic, List of national parks of, countries_only=yes[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protected Areas Of Chile
The protected areas of Chile are areas that have natural beauty or significant historical value protected by the government of Chile. These protected areas cover over , which is 19% of the territory of Chile. The National System of Protected Wild Areas (SNASPE by its Spanish acronym) is regulated by law #18,362 passed in 1984, and administered by the National Forest Corporation (CONAF). There are three types of territories: * National Parks * National Reserves * Natural Monuments Protected areas by type National parks National reserves Natural monuments Protected areas by region Arica and Parinacota Region *Las Vicuñas National Reserve *Lauca National Park *Salar de Surire Natural Monument Tarapacá Region *Pampa del Tamarugal National Reserve *Volcán Isluga National Park Antofagasta Region * Alto Loa National Reserve *La Chimba National Reserve * La Portada Natural Monument *Llullaillaco National Park *Los Flamencos National Reserve * North Paposo National Monumen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolhuaca National Park
Tolhuaca National Park () is a Protected Area created on October 16, 1935, in an area of 3,500 ha that was previously part of the Malleco National Reserve. In 1985, a second section of Malleco National Reserve was also made part of the national park. Malleco National Reserve was the first protected wildlife area in both Chile and South America, so the land within Tolhuaca National Park is one of the oldest protected areas on the continent. Location The park is located in the commune of Curacautín, which lies within Malleco Province in La Araucania Region in southern Chile. It encompasses part of the forested lower western spurs and foothills of the Andes. Adjoining the park to the north is Malleco National Reserve. The park has an elevation of asl. It includes small lakes and numerous ponds, among them the ''Laguna Malleco'' and the ''Laguna Verde''. The source of the Malleco River is located within the park and Tolhuaca volcano is situated in near the park, dominating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isla Guamblin National Park
__FORCETOC__ Guamblin Island, also known as Socorro Island, Nuestra Señora del Socorro, or Huamblin, is a Chilean island located in the Pacific Ocean. The island is designated as a National Park and is recognized as an Important Bird Area due to its significance as a breeding ground for the sooty shearwater. Although Guamblin Island has never been permanently inhabited, it holds a historical significance and has been the site of notable events. Early history and expedition The island was originally named Isla de Nuestra Señora del Socorro. In 1724, the Commercie Compagnie, a Dutch trading company, dispatched two frigates known as ''Don Carlos'' and ''Don Louis'' on an expedition to the region. However, this expedition was considered illegal, as Spain held exclusive trading rights in that part of South America. To avoid detection by Spanish ships, the frigates were given Spanish names and flew Spanish flags. Each ship was armed with 34 guns and carried approximately 120 men, pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isla Magdalena National Park
The Isla Magdalena national park (Spanish: '' Parque Nacional Isla Magdalena '') is a protected area in Magdalena Island, Patagonia, Chile. It was created in 1967 as Forest Reserve and was reclassified as a National Park in 1983. Puerto Gaviota in the south of the national park is considered particularly noteworthy. In addition to larger Atilio island in the north, there are a number of smaller islands in the national park. The Isla Magdalena climate has an annual average temperature of and an annual precipitation of approximately per year. The park can best reached by sea from the ports Puerto Cisnes Puerto Cisnes (Spanish for: "port swans") is a town and seaport in Cisnes commune, Aysén Province, Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region in the Chilean Patagonia. The town is on the Puyuhuapi Channel at the outflow of Cisnes Rive ... or Puerto Puyuhuapi. On the island, no infrastructure exists. The highest point of the park is Mentolat Volcano at . Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queulat National Park
Queulat National Park is a national park of Chile located in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region. The park is bordered by the Cisnes River on the south side and is neighbor to Lago Rosselot National Reserve. It contains of glacier-capped mountains and virgin evergreen forests. History In 1766, the Jesuit Father José García Alsue explored the area searching for the City of the Caesars. Park geography Local relief is dominated by the Patagonian Andes, with some elevations greater than above sea level. A portion of the Puyuhuapi Volcanic Group form part of the park, specifically the area south of the Lake Risopatrón. The park comprises two small ice fields, with glaciers of up to long. The largest glaciated area is Queulat ice cap, which encompasses about and contains the park's centerpiece, the Queulat Hanging Glacier. This ice cap is centered at , and is at an elevation of . The other ice cap covers an area of approximately and is centered at an unname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corcovado National Park (Chile)
Corcovado National Park is an preserved area of Valdivian temperate rainforest, high peaks, alpine lakes, and rivers in Chile's Los Lagos Region. This coastal park borders the Gulf of Corcovado to the west and includes the iconic volcanoes Corcovado and Yanteles. This preserved area has no public access infrastructure. History Corcovado National Park represents an innovative joint public/ private conservation effort. While most of the park's area was previously federal land, mostly under the jurisdiction of the Chilean Armed Forces, the 1994 purchase of a key parcel by the Conservation Land Trust, (nowTompkins Conservation) and U.S. philanthropist Peter Buckley sparked the effort to transform this area into a national park. In 2002, through an intermediary, Tompkins Conservation founder Doug Tompkins approached then-president Ricardo Lagos with a proposition: If the private lands around Corcovado were given to the people of Chile, would the government contribute the adjoining ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiloé National Park
Chiloé National Park is a national park of Chile, located in the western coast of Chiloé Island, in Los Lagos Region (region of the lakes). It encompasses an area of divided into two main sectors: the smallest, called Chepu, is in the commune of Ancud, whereas the rest, called Anay, is in the communes of Dalcahue, Castro and Chonchi. The greater portion of the Park is in the foothills of Chilean Coastal Range, known as the ''Cordillera del Piuchén''. It includes zones of dunes, Valdivian temperate rain forests, swamps, and peat bogs. A small portion, Metalqui, is an islet with an area of . It is located between 42° 07' and 42° 13' south latitude and between 73° 55' and 74° 09' west longitude (see ). History The park was created by Supreme Chilean Decree N° 734, in 1982. Its surface area has been reduced by more than by populated land that was initially in the protected area. Climate The climate is wet and temperate, with average annual temperatures of and abundan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hornopirén National Park
Hornopirén National Park () is located in the Andes, in the Palena Province of Chile's Los Lagos Region, also known as Region X. The park contains of rugged mountains and unspoiled Valdivian temperate rain forests. This national park borders the northern portion of Pumalín Park. The Carretera Austral passes close to the park. In the vicinity of the park lie Hornopirén and Yate volcanoes. Geography The park is part of the Andes mountain chain. There are 22 hectares of mountains, glaciers and volcanoes. The park is dominated by glacier-carved mountains and active volcanoes. It includes glaciers comprising an area of . The Yate volcano stands 2,187 meters above sea level and the Hornopirén volcano stands 1,572 meters above sea level. From the Yate volcano southern slope, at only 1,500 meters, you can enjoy panoramic views of the mountains and forests of the park, including a full view of the lake and even Pinto Concha Hornopirén fjord. Water The three main bodies of water ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alerce Andino National Park
Alerce Andino National Park is located in the Andes, in Los Lagos Region of Chile. This national park covers about 393 km2. It is bounded by the Reloncaví Estuary on its east and south sides, and by the Reloncaví Sound to the west (excluding a coastal fringe of a few km). To its north lies Chapo Lake. The park contains about 50 lakes and natural ponds. Management of this and other national parks in Chile is entrusted to Corporacion Nacional Forestal, CONAF. Flora The centerpiece of this lush and mountainous protected area are the Fitzroya cupressoides (locally known as ''Alerce'') forests, which consist of pure and mixed stands comprising a total surface of about 200 km2. Fauna The park provides important habitat for species such as pudú and monito del monte. Alerce_Andino_National_Park_Waterfall.jpg, Waterfall of the Chaicas river, Alerce Andino National Park File:Alerce_Tree_in_Alerce_Andino_National_Park.jpg, Alerce (Fitzroya ''Fitzroya'' is a monotypic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park
Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park () is located in Los Lagos Region, Llanquihue Province, of Chile. Its western entrance is close to the Ensenada locality, northeast of the provincial capital of Puerto Montt, and from Puerto Varas along Ruta CH-225. This national park covers about and is almost entirely in the Andes mountain chain. The adjacent national parks Vicente Pérez Rosales and Puyehue National Park in Chile, and Nahuel Huapi National Park and Lanín National Park in Argentina, provide a continuous protected area of close to . The park protects the body of Todos los Santos Lake and a large part of its catchment. The outlet of the lake at the Petrohué locality gives rise to the Petrohué River. A short distance downstream, still within the limits of the Park, the Petrohué river flows through the Petrohue Waterfalls. The Park also contains the eastern slope of Volcan Osorno, the southern slope of the Puntiagudo and the western slopes of the Tronador, with a max ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alerce Costero National Park
Alerce Costero National Park ( es, Parque Nacional Alerce Costero, ) is a protected wild area in the Cordillera Pelada about from Valdivia and from La Unión. ''Fitzroya'' trees grow inside the protected area and give the area its name, with ''Alerce Costero'' translating as ''Coastal Fitzroya''. The Natural Monument has a total area of . History Alerce Costero National Park has its origins in the National Monument Alerce Costero, created on January 3, 1987, by the Chilean government. In 2012 the area was elevated to national park status and was renamed Alerce Costero National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Alerce Costero). The new national park is the result of a public-private collaboration that united the state-owned Alerce Costero National Monument, Valdivia National Reserve and Quitaluto estate with land donated by The Nature Conservancy, which also owns the adjacent Valdivian Coastal Reserve. Details The park is administered by CONAF (the Chilean National Forest Corpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puyehue National Park
Puyehue National Park () is located in the Andes mountain range, in Los Ríos and Los Lagos regions of Chile formerly referred to as the 10th region. The park boast 220,000 acres of natural thermal springs, volcanoes, and evergreen forests, after having been expanded in 1950 and 1981. The park is Chile's most visited national park with 400,000 people enjoying it each year. Puyehue National park forms part of the Reserve of Temperate Rainy Forest Biospheres of the Southern Andes. Chile Route 215 passes through the park, which connects with the Argentine Route 231 via Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass. Location The park lies in the Osorno Province, town of Puyehue. It is 118 miles northeast of Puerto Montt, or 50 miles east of Osorno. Destinations The park is dominated by Puyehue volcano, Cordón Caulle and Antillanca Group. The park is divided into three main areas: Aguas Calientes, Anticura, and Antillanca. Each area has special activities according to its landscape. Aguas Cali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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