Kep National Park ( km, ឧទ្យានជាតិកែប) is a
national park
A national park is a nature park, natural park in use for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state dec ...
in
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...
's
Kep Province that was established in 1993 and covers an area of
The nearest town lies at
Kep.
The park includes a small mountain range with tracks and trails which are popular with tourists. The trails boast incredible views of
Phu Quoc
Phu or ''variation'', may refer to:
Places
*Phủ, prefecture in 15th–19th century Vietnam
People Given name
*Phu Dorjee (died 1987), first Indian to climb Mount Everest without oxygen
*Phu Dorjee Sherpa (died 1969), first Nepali to climb Mount ...
and the
Bokor Ranges on the south and west sides, and views across islands of the vast
Vietnam
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ese
marine reserve
A marine reserve is a type of marine protected area (MPA). An MPA is a section of the ocean where a government has placed limits on human activity. A marine reserve is a marine protected area in which removing or destroying natural or cultural ...
in
Kiên Giang to the east side.
Kiên Giang UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
UNESCO
Gallery
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File:Stablo drago majmunima.jpg
File:Nacionalni park Kep 2018.jpg
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References
Sources
International Centre for Environmental Management.
Kep National Park
in th
UNEP-WCMC World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)
from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre
The UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) is a collaboration centre of UN Environment Programme, based in Cambridge in the United Kingdom. UNEP-WCMC has been part of UN Environment Programme since 2000, and has r ...
External links
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National parks of Cambodia
Protected areas established in 1993
Geography of Kep province
Tourist attractions in Kep province
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