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Dunes of Corrubedo Natural Park ( Galician: ''Dunas de Corrubedo e Lagoas de Carregal e Vixán'') is a natural park on the Atlantic coast of
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. It is one of six natural parks in the
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of
Galicia Galicia may refer to: Geographic regions * Galicia (Spain), a region and autonomous community of northwestern Spain ** Gallaecia, a Roman province ** The post-Roman Kingdom of the Suebi, also called the Kingdom of Gallaecia ** The medieval King ...
. It is situated at the very end of the A Barbanza Peninsula in the
province of A Coruña The province of A Coruña (; es, La Coruña ; historical en, link=no, Corunna) is the northwesternmost province of Spain, and one of the four provinces which constitute the autonomous community of Galicia. This province is surrounded by the At ...
.


Conservation

The natural park was designated in 1992. Its international importance as a
wetland A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (Anoxic waters, anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in t ...
was recognised the following year, when it became a
Ramsar Ramsar may refer to: * Places so named: ** Ramsar, Mazandaran, city in Iran ** Ramsar, Rajasthan, village in India * Eponyms of the Iranian city: ** Ramsar Convention concerning wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran ** Ramsar site, wetland listed i ...
site. The natural park is an important site for bird-life and the
European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are located primarily in Europe, Europe. The union has a total area of ...
has included it within a
Special Protection Area A Special Protection Area (SPA) is a designation under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds. Under the Directive, Member States of the European Union (EU) have a duty to safeguard the habitats of migratory birds and certa ...
.Complexo litoral de Corrubedo
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Gallery

File:Corrubedo Ribeira.JPG, File:Corrubedo (A Coruña, Galicia, España) 04 - duna.JPG, File:Corrubedo (A Coruña, Galicia, España) 02.JPG, File:Corrubedo (A Coruña, Galicia, España) 05 - faro.JPG, File:Corrubedo (A Coruña, Galicia, España) 01.JPG,


See also

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Conservation movement The conservation movement, also known as nature conservation, is a political, environmental, and social movement that seeks to manage and protect natural resources, including animal, fungus, and plant species as well as their habitat for the ...
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United Nations Environment Programme The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system. It was established by Maurice Strong, its first director, after the United Nations Conference on ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunes Of Corrubedo Natural Park Province of A Coruña Natural parks of Spain Ramsar sites in Spain Special Protection Areas of Spain Protected areas established in 1992 Protected areas of Galicia (Spain)