Kauhaneva–Pohjankangas National Park ( fi, Kauhanevan–Pohjankankaan kansallispuisto) is a national park in the municipalities of Kauhajoki and

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in the

Southern Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia ( fi, Etelä-Pohjanmaa; sv, Södra Österbotten) is one of the 19 regions of Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Pirkanmaa, and Satakunta. Among the Finnish regions, South ...

and

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regions of

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. Established in 1982, the park covers . It consists of swamp areas, mainly bogs such as the Kauhaneva bog, scattered around it. In 2004, the park was included in the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance. It is also part of the Natura 2000 network of protected areas.

Geography

The Kauhaneva–Pohjankangas area is part of the south-western region of the Suomenselkä watershed area. The soil is mostly

turf Sod, also known as turf, is the upper layer of soil with the grass growing on it that is often harvested into rolls. In Australian and British English, sod is more commonly known as ''turf'', and the word "sod" is limited mainly to agricult ...

and the bedrock is composed of porphyric

granite Granite () is a coarse-grained ( phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies under ...

. The northern parts of Kauhaneva are above sea level. The southern and western parts are approximately above sea level.

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Outdoors.fi – Kauhaneva–Pohjankangas National Park
Protected areas established in 1982 Ramsar sites in Finland Geography of South Ostrobothnia Geography of Satakunta Tourist attractions in South Ostrobothnia Tourist attractions in Satakunta 1982 establishments in Finland National parks of Finland {{Europe-protected-area-stub

Geography

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