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1973 UN List National Parks, UICN
1973 UN List National Parks, UICN
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1948
Copyright © 1973
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Foreword
The United Nations List of National Parks and Equivalent Reserves is compiled
by IUCN at the request of the United Nations.
The present volume, which inaugurates a new format, is a continuation of the
pioneering work of Dr. Jean-Paul Harroy, Professor at the University of Brussels,
and former Chairman of IUCN's International Commission on National Parks
(ICNP),who was responsible for Part II of the First Edition and for the Second
Edition (French and English versions) of the UN List, as well as the Addendum
to the English version of the Second Edition.
The information in the 1973 List is based on that of the English version of the
Second Edition of the List and its Addendum, published by Hayez, Brussels, in
1971 and 1972, covering data available to 30 June 1972. The 1973 List has been
prepared by the Secretariat of IUCN with the advice and guidance of ICNP.
Selection of protected areas for inclusion in the List was carried out by a Selection
Panel consisting of Mr. J. I. Nicol (Canada), Chairman of ICNP, Mr. Kai
Curry-Lindahl (Unesco), Dr. Raymond F. Dasmann (IUCN Secretariat),
Professor Jean-Paul Harroy (Belgium), Mr. P. H. C. Lucas (New Zealand),
and Dr. Kenton R. Miller (FAO).
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Introduction
This List has been drawn up at the request of the United Nations and in keeping
with Resolution 713 of the twenty-seventh session of the Economic and Social
Council held in 1959, which recognized National Parks and Equivalent Reserves
as an important factor in the wise use of natural resources.
The background to the ECOSOC decision and subsequent endorsement of
specific lists is given in the introductory pages of the English version of the
Second Edition of the "United Nations List of National Parks and Equivalent
Reserves" prepared by IUCN and published by Hayez, Brussels, in 1971.
To qualify for inclusion in the List a protected area must meet certain criteria
approved by IUCN's International Commission on National Parks. These
criteria are dealt with in the next section.
The 1973 List inaugurates a new format in which the selected reserves are listed
by title with their size and year of establishment. Information about the pro-
tection status, broad description, ecology, presence of conspicuous flora and
fauna, endangered species and the like, are given in a loose-leaf publication,
"World Directory of National Parks and Other Protected Areas", which is
being issued separately by IUCN.
The List is a selection of protected natural and anthropological, historical or
archeological areas. Exclusion from the List does not imply a judgement on
the relative value of the areas concerned but only that these areas do not appear
to satisfy the criteria for selection that are described below.
In the present List some protected areas have been included on a tentative basis
only (they are marked with an asterisk) because of the existence of disturbing
factors that endanger the effectiveness of their protection. It is hoped that the
authorities concerned will intensify their efforts to improve the protection of
such areas so that their retention in the List may be justified.
It is stressed that the world system of national parks and reserves is dynamic
and not static and this is one reason for the decision to issue the List annually.
Its accuracy and values will depend on the willingness of governments, agencies,
organizations, and individuals to provide IUCN with appropriate information.
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The selected areas are grouped in three lists, namely:
1. UN List of National Nature Reserves.
2. UN List of National Parks and Related Reserves.
3. UN List of Provincial Parks.
The present sequence of the three lists is not intended to imply a judgement on
the relative value of nature reserves compared with national parks and related
reserves, the only marked difference between these protected areas being the
question of public access.
All three lists have certain elements in common in that they embrace areas
which:
a) Enjoy adequate legal protection under statute;
b) Enjoy adequate de facto protection;
c) Have a minimum size of 1,000 hectares of natural zones (exceptions are made
for islands of smaller size).
The detailed criteria to be used in choosing areas that have these characteristics
are discussed in the next section.
Areas in the List of National Parks and Related Reserves derive their legal
protection from the "highest competent authority" having jurisdiction over the
region in which the area is situated, whereas areas in the List of Provincial Parks
enjoy legal protection derived from authorities of lower status. In both cases
the areas must be such that controlled public access is allowed.
Areas in the List of National Nature Reserves on the other hand are those
from which the public is excluded. They include both Strict Nature Reserves
and Managed Nature Reserves. They also derive their legal protection from
the "highest competent authority".
National Parks
The 10th General Assembly of IUCN held in New Delhi, November 1969,
approved a definition of the term "national park". This resolution is included
later in the introductory sections of this volume.
In essence, a national park is an area of national territory for which the
central Government authority has ordered the following requirements to be
fulfilled:
a) Status of general protection;
b) Size in excess of a certain minimum;
c) Protected status adequately maintained;
and in which the central authority permits or actually encourages tourism.
The term "equivalent reserve" was introduced in earlier versions of the List to
cover other areas in which the requirements a), b) and c) above are fulfilled
but which may be either strict nature reserves in which tourism is not per-
mitted or reserves with protection deriving from other than the central
Government authority. This usage has been continued here in the general title
of the List but the two classes of protected area which are not national parks
in sensu strictu have been segregated into separate lists. The term "related
reserve" has been applied to those protected areas which satisfy all the criteria
approved by ICNP for national parks but are known by other names.
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Provincial Parks
Provincial or state parks (which derive their protection from other than the
central Government authority) which meet all other criteria approved by ICNP
for national parks have been listed separately in the List of Provincial Parks,
not withstanding the names by which they are known.
Similarly, the List of National Nature Reserves covers both Strict Nature
Reserves and Managed Nature Reserves which meet the appropriate criteria
approved by ICNP.
Legal Protection
To qualify for the List a protected area must enjoy statutory legal protection
establishing it as a permanently protected area and providing sufficiently strict
safeguards to achieve the objectives of conservation of natural or of man-made
landscapes.
For the UN List of National Parks and Related Reserves and the UN List of
National Nature Reserves, such statutory protection must stem from the
"highest competent authority" having jurisdiction over the region in which the
protected area is situated. In some countries this may be at the level of the different
provinces, as in Australia where the States have the appropriate jurisdiction.
Effective Protection
To qualify for the List a protected area must enjoy de facto protection as well as
de jure protection.
This means that a budget and staff need be provided to prevent exploitation, to
carry out essential administration and management, and to supervise the
activities of visitors. No strict rules can be laid down on either the amount of
the budget nor the number of staff since these needs vary between remote and
little frequented national parks and those heavily visited areas near densely
populated centres. Judgement on whether or not an area is to be included must
depend on whether or not it is protected and managed in accordance with the
specifications set down below. However, to give an indication of staff and
budget found likely to be sufficient under average conditions the following
figures may be used:
If parks are located in a region where population density is less than 50 in-
habitants per square kilometer:
- minimum 1 person working full time at the management and supervision of
10,000 ha;
- minimum $ (US) 50 spent annually for the management and supervision of
1,000 ha.
If parks are located in a region where population density is higher than 50 in-
habitants per square kilometer:
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- minimum 1 person working full time at the management and supervision
of 4,000 ha;
- minimum $ (US) 100 spent annually for the management and supervision
of 500 ha.
Size
The minimum surface area for inclusion in the List is 1,000 ha and this must
consist entirely of zones in which protection of nature takes precedence (e.g.
strict natural zones, managed natural zones or wilderness zones). Zones developed
or modified for administrative or touristic purposes are excluded in calculating
the minimum area. Exceptions may be made for islands and for nature reserves
of unusual biotic interest.
Exploitation
In general, exploitation of natural resources must be prohibited in an area which
is to be included in the List. Exploitation, in this sense, is considered to include
the removal of mineral resources, timber and other vegetation, and animal life,
or the development of dams or other structures for irrigation or hydroelectric
power. Prohibition should extend to agricultural and pastoral activities, hunting,
fishing, lumbering, mining, public works construction (transportation, com-
munications, power, etc.), and residential, commercial or industrial occupation.
Certain exceptions to this general rule may be permitted:
1. Some of the activities included in the general prohibition must be permitted
in those national parks and related reserves in which zones have been estab-
lished to protect a cultural heritage (e.g. managed agricultural or pastoral
landscape zones; villages, towns or urbanized areas of historical or archae-
ological interest, etc.), since these activities form part of the heritage to be
protected.
2. Sport fishing is regarded in the same category as sport hunting and should
normally be excluded from national parks and equivalent reserves. It must
be totally excluded from strict natural areas or nature reserves. In wilderness
areas the continuance of sport fishing, where this has been a traditional
practice, will not be a basis for exclusion from the List, providing adequate
fauna exist in other areas. Sport fishing may be accepted in zones developed
for intensive recreational or touristic use.
It is recognized that within the boundaries of certain national parks there are
existing villages, towns, communication networks, and the on-going activities
connected with them (apart from those referred to under exception 1. above).
Provided that these areas do not occupy a significant part of the land and are
de facto zoned and so arranged that they do not disturb the effective protection
of the remaining area, they will not be considered as a basis for exclusion from
the List.
Similar considerations apply in regard to private rights which existed before
the reserve was created, such as residential rights or rights to practice agri-
cultural, pastoral or mining activities, always provided that these rights are
confined to a small part of the area. They should not be permanent and their
redemption or termination should be anticipated in the long term.
The general requirement against exploitation must be rigidly enforced.
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Management Activities
Not to be considered under the category of exploitation are those activities
necessary for the administration and management of the protected area, or for
the reasonable development of a national park or provincial park as a site for
public outdoor recreation or tourism. Amongst these activities are the fol-
lowing :
1. Since public access is allowed in areas in the List of National Parks and
Related Reserves and in the List of Provincial Parks, the construction and
maintenance of a road network, the setting aside of areas for public accom-
modation with consequent cultivation of gardens and the construction of
recreation facilities, and related services must be permitted. However,
accommodation, recreation facilities and the like should not be scattered
throughout the protected area, and the area they occupy should be restricted
to a minimum. They should be located in areas zoned for this purpose or
preferably located outside the reserve.
2. The public works necessary for the actual administration and management
of the protected area, including staff housing, offices, access roads, gardens,
and so on are permitted but should also be restricted to a minimum.
3. Management activities for the purpose of maintaining the desired flora or
fauna are an essential ingredient in the conservation of protected areas in
the managed natural zones and nature reserves and are permitted in them.
These may include the removal of animals by shooting or capturing to main-
tain population levels, the removal of undesirable vegetation, and the use
of controlled burning or grazing to maintain particular plant communities.
Protected Zones
A classification for various categories of protected areas was discussed and
approved by ICNP during the 11th General Assembly of IUCN at Banff,
September 1972. This was subsequently presented to the Second World Confer-
ence on national parks at Grand Teton National Park, USA, also in September
1972.
This classification places emphasis on the purpose for which the area was set
aside and protected, and on the shaping of management to achieve this purpose.
It is recognized that national parks and many equivalent reserves are usually
made up of more than one of these areas; in some cases such areas are designated
by the management authority.
The following categories of areas are distinguished:
1. Protected natural zones:
a) Strict natural zone.
b) Managed natural zone.
c) Wilderness zone.
2. Protected anthropological zones:
a) Natural biotic zone.
b) Cultivated landscape.
c) Sites of special interest.
3. Protected historical or archaeological zones:
a) Archaeological sites.
b) Historical sites.
All areas listed must include at least 1,000 ha of protected natural zone, except
islands of smaller size.
Zoning
At the 11th General Assembly of IUCN at Banff it was agreed by ICNP that
areas to be designated as national parks should include areas here designated
as strict natural zones, managed natural zones, and wilderness zones. In addition
it was agreed that they could appropriately contain areas of the kind here
designated as protected anthropological zones or protected historical or archae-
ological zones. To be considered as national parks, however, they must be available
for public visitation. This use, it was agreed, could be combined with the primary
function of nature conservation through a system of zoning. In this, one zone
would be established in which roads or other access ways may be constructed,
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buildings or other structures to accommodate tourism and park administrative
functions may be located, and in which appropriate recreational facilities may
be placed. This special tourism/administrative zone would not be one designated
primarily for nature conservation, but would be so delimited and located as to
create minimum interference with the nature conservation function of the park.
National parks can also satisfy the public visitation function by establishment
of wilderness areas over all or part of the national park, thus providing for
limited tourism of a special kind.
To qualify as a national park, in the IUCN sense, an area may consist of various
combinations of zones, as follows:
1. Wilderness zone only.
2. Wilderness zone combined with strict natural zone, managed natural zone
or both.
3. Any or all of the above zones combined with a tourist-administrative zone.
4. Any or all of the above zones combined with one or more zones classified as
anthropological, archaeological or historical.
Description of Categories
The categories of protected areas distinguished above are described in outline
in the following paragraphs.
1. Protected natural areas
These are defined as areas set aside primarily for the conservation of natural
biotic communities and associated physiographic features and within which
those activities only are permitted which do not interfere with the long-term
protection of these natural features. Excluded are areas set aside primarily for
the production and exploitation of natural resources, for recreation as a principal
use, or for residential, commercial, industrial or their associated forms of
land use.
A. Strict natural areas
The purpose of these areas is to protect nature in an undisturbed state in order
to have it available for scientific study, aesthetic interest, or for the contribution
it can make to the value of other areas. In such an area natural processes are
allowed to take place in the absence of any direct human interference. These
may include those processes such as natural succession, the action of naturally
occurring fires, insect or disease outbreaks, storms, and the like, that lead to the
replacement of the biota that exist at any one time by other biota. However, man-
caused disturbance of any kind is necessarily excluded.
As defined here, such an area is not appropriate for the protection of certain
stages of successional vegetation or successional animal life unless the per-
petuation of these forms is assured by the action of recurrent natural factors
(e.g. lightning fires). Thus a pine forest placed in a reserve of this category might
well disappear in time through natural succession leading to its replacement
by a broad-leaved forest.
B. Managed natural areas
The purpose of these areas is to protect a species, a group of species, biotic
communities, or physical features of the environment where these require
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specific human interference for their perpetuation and consequently would be
in danger of disappearing in a strict natural area. The vegetation, animal life,
or terrain in such an area may be managed and modified to afford near-optimum
conditions for the species, communities, or features of special concern. Thus,
in some European parks, a particular grassland or heath community may only
be protected and perpetuated through a limited amount of livestock grazing;
a Sequoiadendron gigantea forest may require controlled burning for its per-
petuation; a marsh for wintering waterfowl may require constant removal of
excess reeds and the planting of waterfowl food plants; a reserve for an endangered
animal may need complete protection against predators, and so forth. Although
a wide variety of protected areas must be included in this category, each must
have as its primary purpose the protection of nature, and not, for example, the
production of harvestable resources or the provision of outdoor recreation
space.
C. Wilderness areas
An area in this category has two principal purposes, that of protecting nature
(defined as primary) and that of providing recreation for those capable of
enduring the vicissitudes of wilderness travel by primitive means (without
motorized transport, roads, improved trails and developed camp grounds, etc.).
The area is maintained in a state in which its wilderness or primitive appearance
is not impaired by any form of development, and in which the continued exis-
tence of indigenous animal and plant species is provided for. However, it is
available to wilderness travellers, essentially in its entirety and thus does not
have the limits on use that are imposed on strict or managed natural areas. Some
modifications of natural conditions resulting from wilderness recreational use
may be expected, but major modifications need to be avoided through restricting
either the number of visitors or their activities.
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A. Natural biotic areas
These are essentially natural areas of which man is a component and obtains
his livelihood by means that do not involve extensive cultivation or other major
modifications of the vegetation and animal life. Examples are: Central Kalahari
Game Reserve (Botswana), Parque Indigena de Tumucumaque (Brazil). Nor-
mally public visitation would not be permitted in such areas, although zones in
which tourism is acceptable are not necessarily ruled out.
B. Cultivated landscapes
These are areas set aside to protect landscapes created by past agricultural or
pastoral activities and to maintain these activities as continuing ways of life.
In addition to their anthropological interest, they may have high scientific
interest as reservoirs of genetic materials associated with land use practices
which are disappearing from lands managed by modern agricultural tech-
nologies. Through appropriate zoning such areas can be made available, in part,
for tourism visitation.
C. Sites of special interest
Areas established to protect sites in which evidence of human evolution or the
occurrence of early man is to be found, including deposits of skeletal materials,
artifacts, or other evidence of human occupancy. Depending on the requirements
for protection and preservation such sites may, or may not, be visited by tourists.
3. Protected Historical or archaeological areas
These are areas protected because of their historical or archaeological value and
in which the principal interest is usually associated with buildings, monuments,
or other structures, villages, towns or cities. Activities permitted in these areas
are those that do not impair the historical or archaeological values to be pre-
served, and normally include some level of tourism. Two general categories
may be recognized:
A. Archaeological sites
Areas of past human occupancy reflecting various stages in the development
of civilization. In some cases, e.g. Rome or Carthage, these may occur as part
of communities still occupied by man, and blend into the second category.
B. Historical sites
Areas established to protect more recent records of human activity. These are
most commonly occupied areas, such as villages or towns, in which special
measures are taken to protect the features of historical interest.
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Definition of National Park
The 10th General Assembly of IUCN held at New Delhi in November 1969
approved a definition of the term "national park" in accordance with the
following resolution:
Considering the importance given by the United Nations to the national park
concept, as a sensible use of natural resources, and considering the increasing use
which has been made during these last few years in some countries of the term
"national park'' to designate areas with increasingly different status and objectives.
The 10th General Assembly of IUCN meeting in New Delhi in November 1969
recommends that all governments agree to reserve the term "national park" to
areas answering the following characteristics and to ensure that their local author-
ities and private organizations wishing to set aside nature reserves do the same:
A national park is a relatively large area: 1) where one or several ecosystems are
not materially altered by human exploitation and occupation, where plant and
animal species, geomorphological sites and habitats are of special scientific,
educative and recreative interest or which contains a natural landscape of great
beauty; and 2) where the highest competent authority of the country has taken
steps to prevent or to eliminate as soon as possible exploitation or occupation
in the whole area and to enforce effectively the respect of ecological, geomor-
phological or aesthetic features which have led to its establishment; and 3) where
visitors are allowed to enter, under special conditions, for inspirational, educative,
cultural and recreative purposes.
Governments are accordingly requested not to designate as "national park":
1. A scientific reserve which can be entered only by special permission (strict
nature reserve).
2. A natural reserve managed by a private institution or a lower authority
without some type of recognition and control by the highest competent
authority of the country.
3. A "special reserve" as defined in the African Convention on the Conservation
of Nature and Natural Resources of 1968 (fauna or flora reserve, game
reserve, bird sanctuary, geological or forest reserve, etc.).
4. An inhabited and exploited area where landscape planning and measures
taken for the development of tourism have led to the setting up of "recreation
areas" where industrialization and urbanization are controlled and where
public outdoor recreation takes priority over the conservation of ecosystems
(parc naturel régional, nature park, naturpark, etc.). Areas of this description
which may have been established as "national parks" should be redesignated
in due course.
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UN List of National Nature Reserves
Austria
Marchauen-Marchegg Nature Reserve 1,200 1970
Botswana
Central Kalahari Game Reserve 5,280,000 1963
Brazil
Caracara Biological Reserve 70,000 1971
Sooretama Biological Reserve (Espiritu Santo) 24,000 1943
Nova Lombardia Biological Reserve 4,350 1970
Corrego de Veado Biological Reserve 2,400 1970
Serra Negra Biological Reserve 1,100 1970
Bulgaria
Burma Boatine Reserve 1,226 1948
Costa Rica
Cabo Blanco Nature Reserve 1,172 1963
Cuba
Cupeyal Natural Reserve 10,260 1963
El Cabo Natural Reserve 7,535 1963
Jaguani Natural Reserve 4,932 1963
Cabo Corrientes Natural Reserve 1,578 1963
Falkland Islands
Cochon Island Nature Reserve 7.5 1969
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Finland
Kevo Strict Nature Reserve 34,200 1956
Sompio Strict Nature Reserve 18,100 1956
Maltio Strict Nature Reserve 14,700 1956
Runkaus Strict Nature Reserve 6,100 1956
Pisavaara Strict Nature Reserve 5,000 1938
Malla Strict Nature Reserve 3,000 1938
Ulvinsalo Strict Nature Reserve 2,500 1956
Salamanpera Strict Nature Reserve 1,270 1956
France
Donzère-Mondragon Canal National Reserve 1,812 1954
Camargue Reserve 9,366 1956
Overseas Territories:
New Caledonia
Yves Merlet Maritime Reserve 15,760 1970
Gabon
Ofoué Strict Natural Reserve 150,000 1946
Greece
Dias Island Reserve 1,200 1938
Guioura Island Reserve 1,000 1938
Antimilos Island Reserve 800 (2,000) 1937
Guinea
* Nimba Mountains Strict Natural Reserve 13,000 1944
Hungary
Little Balaton (Kisbalaton) Nature Reserve 1,403 1951
Italy
Cossogno (Val Grande) Nature Reserve 1,000 1965
Monte Cristo Nature Reserve 1,031 1971
Ivory Coast
Nimba Mountains Strict Nature Reserve 5,000 1944
Kenya
South-west Mau Nature Reserve 42,570
Malagasy
Tsingy du Bemaraha 152,000 1927
Andohahela Reserve 76,020 1939
Zahamena Reserve 73,160 1927
Marojejy Reserve 60,150 1952
* Tsaratanana Reserve 48,622 1927
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Andringitra Reserve 31,160 1927
Tsingy de Namoroka Reserve 21,742 1927
Tsimanampetsotsa Lake Reserve 43,200 1927
Betampona Reserve 2,228 1927
Malaysia
Sungei Dusun Game Reserve (Selangor, Malaya) 4,280 1964
Mauritania
Mauritania Islands Strict Nature Reserve 10,000
New Zealand
Auckland Islands Reserve 62,551 1934
Campbell Islands Reserve 11,329 1954
Kermadec Islands Reserve 3,197 1934
Kapiti Island Reserve 2,000 1925
Antipodes Islands Reserve 611 1961
Snare Islands Reserve 243 1961
Bounty Islands Reserve 135 1961
Sri Lanka
Wasgomuwa Strict Natural Reserve 27,500 1937
Ritigala Strict Natural Reserve 1,450 1937
Hakgala Strict Natural Reserve 1,100 1937
United States
Canal Zone Biological Area 1,460
Yugoslavia
Risnjak National Park 3,014 1953
UN List of National Parks and Related Reserves
1. Afghanistan
No areas have been reported to IUCN which qualify for inclusion in this list.
2. Albania
1. Dajti National Park 3,0001 1956
2. Lura National Park 3,000 1956
3. Tomori National Park 3,000 1956
3. Algeria
Information available to IUCN is insufficient to permit inclusion of any of the
12 national parks listed in the 1971 edition.
4. Arab Emirates
The above are listed in alphabetical order.
5. Argentina
1. Nahuel Huapi National Park 785,000 1922
2. Los Glaciares National Park 600,000 1937
3. Lanin National Park 395,000 1937
4. Rio Pilcomayo National Park 285,000 1951
5. Los Alerces National Park 263,000 1937
6. Perito Francisco P. Moreno National Park 115,000 1937
7. Tierra del Fuego National Park 63,000 1960
8. Iguazu National Park 55,000 1909
9. El Rey National Park 44,162 1948
10. Chaco National Park 15,000 1954
11. Laguna Blanca National Park 11,250 1949
12. Petrified Forest National Park 10,000 1954
13. Palmar de Colon National Park 8,500 1965
6. Australia
New South Wales
1.* Kosciusko National Park 611,882 1944
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The area reported is that legally included within the park or reserve boundaries. For many
parks and reserves, however, the area that meets the conservation criteria for this list may
be less than the total area, but in all cases exceeds 1000 ha.
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2. Blue Mountains National Park 100,875 1959
3. Morton National Park 77,819 1938
4. Kanangra-Boyd National Park 56,975 1969
5. Kinchega National Park 44,009 1967
6. Guy Fawkes River National Park 25,434 1972
7. New England National Park 23,369 1935
8. Mount Kaputar National Park 16,943 1925
9. Sturt National Park 16,362 1972
10. Warrumbungle National Park 15,496 1953
11. Myall Lakes National Park 15,441 1972
12. The Royal National Park 14,908 1886
13. Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park 14,614 1894
14. Gibraltar Range National Park 14,495 1963
15. Barrington Tops National Park 14,005 1969
16. Dharug National Park 13,873 1967
17. Willandra National Park 13,081 1972
18. Ben Boyd National Park 8,910 1971
19. Weddin Mountains National Park 8,302 1971
20. Cocoparra National Park 8,289 1969
21. Brisbane Water National Park 7,826 1959
22. Mount Imlay National Park 3,766 1972
23. Nalbaugh State Park 3,766 1972
24. Heathcote State Park 2,252 1963
25. Mount Warning State Park 2,140 1928
26. Bald Rock State Park ca. 2,000 1969
27. Dorrigo State Park 1,642 1927
28. Macquarie Pass State Park 1,064 1969
29. Wallaga Lake State Park 1,053 1972
30. Bouddi State Park 1,024 1937
Victoria
1. Wyperfeld National Park 56,000 1921
2. Wilson's Promontory National Park 48,340 1905
3. Little Desert National Park 34,748 1968
4. Hattah Lakes National Park ca. 20,000 1960
5. Mount Buffalo National Park 10,912 1898
6. Lower Glenelg National Park 8,960 1969
7. King Lake National Park 5,682 1928
8. Mallacoota Inlet National Park 4,490 1932
9. Fraser National Park 3,100 1957
10. Captain James Cook National Park 2,680 1969
11. Alfred National Park 2,270 1925
12. The Lakes National Park 2,115 1927
13. Wingan Inlet National Park 1,897 1909
14. Lind National Park 1,153 1926
South Australia
1. Unnamed Conservation Park 2,130,000
2. Simpson Desert Conservation Park 690,000
3. Yumbarra Conservation Park 106,000
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4. Hincks (Murlong and Nicholls)
Conservation Park 65,326 1957
5. Elliott Price Conservation Park 65,000
6. Flinders Ranges National Park 58,000
7. Flinders Chase National Park 54,272 1919
8. Hambidge Conservation Park 37,546 1957
9. Billiatt Conservation Park 36,700 1940
10. Scorpion Springs Conservation Park 30,400
11. Bascombe Well Conservation Park 29,000
12. Mount Rescue Conservation Park 28,400 1953
(ex Archibald Makin Wild Life Reserve)
13. Gammon Ranges National Park 15,500
14. Lincoln National Park 14,208 1957
15. Canunda National Park 8,950
16. Mount Remarkable National Park 8,200
17. Innes National Park 6,100
18. Coorong National Park 5,100
Western Australia
1. Hamersley Range National Park 590,206 1969
2. Cape Arid National Park 259,808 1969
3. Kalbarri National Park 152,585 1963
4. Chichester Range National Park 150,609 1969
5. Stirling Range National Park 115,689 1913
6. Watheroo National Park 32,863 1969
7. Frank Hann National Park 26,094 1970
8. Cape le Grand National Park 22,207 1966
9. Walpole-Nornalup National Park 18,027
10. Nambung National Park 17,335 1968
11. Cape Range National Park 13,424 1965
12. Yanchep National Park 2,790 1905
13. Porongurup National Park 2,239
14. John Forrest National Park 1,579 1900
Northern Territory
1. Cobourg Peninsula Sanctuary 192,660 1924
2. Ayers Rock-Mount Olga National Park 124,672 1958
3. Finke Gorge National Park 45,310 1967
4. Simpson's Gap National Park 30,592 1970
5. Katherine Gorge National Park 22,424
Queensland
1. Simpson Desert National Park 505,047 1967
2. Windsor Tableland National Park1 56,453 1962
3. Eungella National Park 49,614 1941
4. Hinchibrook Island National Park 39,348 1932
5. Bellenden Ker National Park 32,431 1921
6. Carnarvon National Park 26,903 1938
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or Daintree Gorge
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7. Salvator Rosa National Park 26,272 1957
8. Mount Elliott National Park 25,594 1940
9. Lamington National Park 19,775 1915
10. Conway Range National Park 19,449 1962
11. Dipperu National Park 11,088 1967
12. Whitsunday Island National Park 10,926 1936
13. Bunya Mountains National Park 9,805 1908
14. Yamanie Falls National Park 9,717 1963
15. Robinson Gorge National Park 8,903 1953
16. Southwood National Park 7,705 1970
17. Crystal Creek National Park 7,224 1952
18. Girraween National Park 5,501 1932
19. Cape Upstart National Park 5,463 1969
20. Mount Barney National Park 5,253 1947
21. Hook Island National Park 5,180 1936
22. Forty Mile Scrub National Park 4,619 1970
23. Isla Gorge National Park 4,310 1964
24. Dawson River Gorge National Park 3,367 1969
25. Cunningham's Cap National Park 3,035 1930
26. Mount Walsh National Park 2,987 1947
27. Flinders Island Group (or McClear) N.P. 2,962 1939
28. Porcupine Gorge National Park 2,938 1970
29. Barron Falls National Park 2,833 1940
30. Palmerston National Park 2,556 1941
31. Magnetic Island National Park 2,533 1954
32. Gloucester Island National Park 2,460 1938
33. Herbert River Falls National Park 2,428 1970
34. Thornton Peak National Park 2,331 1962
35. Mount Tempest National Park 2,104 1966
Tasmania
1. Cradle Mount-Lake St Clair National Park 135,398 1922
2. Mount Field National Park 16,023 1916
3. Ben Lomond National Park 15,846 1947
4. Maria Island National Park 9,560 1972
5. Freycinet National Park 7,368 1916
Papua New Guinea
No areas quality
7. Austria
The data available on the various protected areas listed in 1971 do not permit
their inclusion in the 1973 list with the exception of the following which appear
to qualify as cultural reserves :
1. Karwendel Naturschutzgebiet (Tyrol) 72,000 1933
2. Grossglockner – Pasterze mit Gamsgrube
(Carinthia) 3,698 1935
8. Bangladesh
No areas qualify.
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9. Barbados
No areas qualify.
10. Bahrein
No areas qualify.
11. Belgium
1. Hautes Fagnes National Nature Reserve 3,651 1957
12. Bhutan
No areas qualify.
13. Bolivia
1. Reserva Nacional de Fauna Ulla Ulla 215,125 1972
14. Botswana
1. Gemsbok National Park 2,480,000 1940
2. Chobe National Park 1,036,000 1961
3. Makgadikgadi Pans Game Reserve 390,000 1970
4. Khutswe Game Reserve 250,000 1971
5. Nxai Pan National Park 210,000 1971
6. Moremi Wild Life Reserve 181,300 1965
7. Mabua Sehube Game Reserve 180,000 1971
15. Brazil
1. Araguaia National Park (Bananal Is.) 460,000 1959
2. Chapada dos Veadeiros (Goias) 171,924 1961
3. Iguaçu National Park (Parana) 170,000 1939
4.* Serra da Bocaina National Park
(Serra do Mar) ca. 140,000 1971
5. Emas National Park (Goias) 100,000 1961
6. Brasilia National Park (DF) 28,000 1961
7. Monte Pascoal National Park (Bahia) 22,500 1961
8. Itatiaia National Park
(Rio de Janeiro-Minas Gerais) 12,000 1937
9. Aparados da Serra National Park
(Rio Grande do Sul) 10,500 1959
10. Caparao National Park
(Espirito Santo-Minas Gerais) 10,435 1961
11. Serra dos Orgaos National Park
(Rio de Janeiro) ca. 10,000 1939
12. Sete Cidades National Park (Piaui) 6,221 1961
13. Tijuca National Park (Guanabara) 3,300 1961
16. British Honduras
The information available does not allow inclusion of any area.
17. Brunei
No information that national parks or equivalent reserves exist.
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18. Bulgaria
1. Vitocha People's Park 22,800 1934
2. Vikhren Park 6,736 1962
3. Ousoun Bodjak (Lopouchna) Reserve 2,836 1956
4. Djendema Reserve 1,775 1953
5. Steneto Park 1,666 1963
6. Parangalitza Reserve 1,580 1933
7. Maritza Lakes (Maritchini Esera) Reserve 1,509 1951
8. Doupkata Reserve 1,232 1961
The available information suggests that Zlatni Iassatzi Park is too developed
for tourism to include the minimum 1,000 ha of protected area.
19. Burma
1. Pidaung Game Sanctuary 70,190 1913
2. Shwe-U-Daung Game Sanctuary 30,600 1918
3. Maymyo Game Sanctuary 12,690 1918
20. Burundi
No parks or reserves reported.
21. Byelorussian SSR (included with USSR)
26. Chad
1.* Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim Faunal Reserve 4,892,500 1969
2. Zakouma National Park 297,200 1963
3. Manda National Park 110,000 1965
27. Chile
1. Villarica National Park 167,000 1940
2. Cape Horn National Park 63,093 1947
3. Torres del Paine National Park 10,000 to 20,000
4. Fray Jorge National Park 6,845 1941
5. Nahuelbuta National Park 5,415 1939
6. Tolhuaca National Park 3,500 1935
30. Colombia
1.* Sierra de la Macarena National Park 600,000 1971
2. El Tuparro Faunistic Reserve 380,000 1970
3.* Puracé National Park ca. 80,000 1961
4. Sierra Nevada National Park 50,000 1964
5.* Isla de Salamanca National Park 20,912 1964
6.* Tayrona National Park 15,000 1964
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31. Congo Republic
1. Odzala National Park 110,000 1940
33. Cuba
Several strict nature reserves, no national parks according to available infor-
mation.
34. Cyprus
No areas qualify.
35. Czechoslovakia
1. High Tatra National Park 50,000 1948
2. Krknose (Mountains of the Giants)
National Park 38,000 1963
3. Pieniny National Park 2,150 1967
36. Dahomey
1. W National Park 502,050 1954
2. Boucle de la Pendjari National Park 275,000 1961
37. Denmark
1. Hansted Reserve 3,000 1930
39. Ecuador
1. Galapagos National Park 10,000 1934
41. Ethiopia
1.* Awash National Park 8,800 1969
2.* Simien Mountains National Park 6,000 1969
3. Menagasha National Park 3,000
44. Finland
1. Lemmenjoki National Park 172,000 1956
2. Pallas-Ounastunturi National Park 50,000 1938
3. Oulanka National Park 10,700 1956
4. Pyhätunturi National Park 3,000 1938
5. Pyhähäkki National Park 1,010 1956
6. Linnansaari National Park (land only) 800 1956
45. France
1. La Vanoise National Park 52,839 1963
2. Pyrenées Occidentales National Park 45,707 1967
3. Mercantour National Game Reserve 27,843 1953
4. Le Pelvoux Reserve 8,714 1913
5. Mont Vallier Reserve 8,208 1956
6. Le Carlitte Reserve 5,717 1956
7. Néouvielle Reserve 2,300 1935
8. Port Cros National Park (land only) 685 1963
Overseas territories
No areas qualify, according to the available information.
46. Gabon
1. Okanda National Park 190,000 1946
2.* Wonga-Wongue National Park 82,760 1967
47. Gambia
No areas qualify.
50. Greece
1. Pindus National Park 12,935 1966
2. Samarias Ravines National Park (Crete) 4,850 1953
3. Mount Olympus National Park 3,998
4. Parnassus National Park 3,512 1938
5. Mount Ainos National Park 2,841 1962
51. Guatemala
1. Tikal National Park 57,600 1957
2. Atitlan National Park 19,300 1955
3. Rio Dulce National Park 9,600 1955
52. Guinea
No areas qualify.
53. Guyana
1. Kaieteur National Park 11,655 1929
54. Haiti
No information available.
55. Honduras
No information available.
57. Hungary
1. Tihany National Park 1,100 1952
58. Iceland
1. Skaftafell National Park 100,000 1967
2. Thingvellir National Park 4,000 1928
3. Eldey (Island) Nature Reserve 1.5 1940
59. India
1.* Gir Wild Life Sanctuary (Gujarat) 126,422 1965
2. Periyar Wild Life Sanctuary (Kerala) 77,700 1940
3.* Corbett National Park (Uttar Pradesh) 52,547 1935
4.* Sariska Wild Life Sanctuary (Rajasthan) 49,182 1955
5. Kaziranga National Park (Assam) 42,994 1908
6. Mudumalai Wild Life Sanctuary (Madras) 32,116 1940
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7.* Kanha National Park (Madhya Pradesh) 31,598 1935
8.* Manas Wild Life Sanctuary (Assam) 27,195 1928
9. Hazaribagh National Park (Bihar) 18,389 1955
10. Shivpuri National Park (Mandhya Pradesh) 15,799 1955
11. Taroba National Park (Maharashtra) 11,654 1935
12.* Jaldapara Wild Life Sanctuary (West Bengal) 10,464 1941
13.* Borivli National Park (Maharashtra) ca. 6,930
14.* Bandipur Wild Life Sanctuary (Mysore) 5,695 1941
15. Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary (Rajasthan) ca. 2,800 1956
16. Jaisamand Wild Life Sanctuary (Rajasthan) 5,267 1955
60. Indonesia
1.* Gunung Leuser Reserves (Sumatra) 636,500 1936
2.* Mount Wilhelmina Reserve (Sumatra) 200,000 1938
3.* Berbak Reserve (Sumatra) 190,000 1935
4. Udjung Kulon Panaitan Nature Reserve
(Java) 66,620 1921
5.* Komodo-Padar-Rintja-WaeWuul Reserve 64,000
6.* Meru Betiri Reserve (Java) 60,000 1966
7. Baluran Reserve (Java) 25,000 1937
8.* West Bali Reserve (Bali) 20,000 1941
9.* Gunung Indrapura Reserve (Sumatra) 12,530 1929
10.* Tjikepuh Reserve (Java) 10,000
11.* Nusa Barung Reserve (Java) 6,000 1920
12.* Lautan Pasir Reserve (Java) 5,250 1919
13.* Padang Luwal (Kalimantan) 5,000 1934
14.* Gunung Tangkoko (Sulawesi) 4,446 1919
15.* Rimbopanti Reserve (Sumatra) 3,500 1932
16.* Kawah Idjen Reserve (Java) 2,560 1920
17.* Rawa Danau Reserve (Java) 2,500 1921
18. Krakatau Mountain (Sumatra) 2,500 1919
19.* Bengkulu Reserve (Sumatra) 2,448 1937
20.* Mandor Reserve (Kalimantan) 2,000 1936
21.* Panua Reserve (Sulawesi) 1,500 1938
22.* Ranu Kumbolo Reserve (Java) 1,340 1921
23.* Dusua Besar Reserve (Sumatra) 1,155 1936
24.* Tjibodas Reserve (Java) 1,040 1925
61. Iran
1. Mohammed Reza Shah Wildlife Park 91,890 1964
2. Tandourch Wildlife Park 53,780 1970
3. Kolah Ghazi Wildlife Park 44,400 1970
4. Dez Wildlife Park 3,837 1970
5. Karkheh Wildlife Park 1,538 1970
62. Iraq
No areas qualify.
63. Ireland
1. Bourn Vincent Memorial Park 4,250 1932
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64. Israel
1. Mount Carmel National Park 17,000 1956
2. Mount Meron Nature Reserve 10,500 1955
3.* Hai Bar (Wild Animals) Reserve 3,000 1970
65. Italy
1. Gran Paradiso National Park 62,000 1922
2. Stelvio National Park 57,772 1935
3.* Abruzzo National Park 29,160 1923
67. Jamaica
No areas qualify.
68. Japan
1. Daisetsuzan National Park 231,929 1934
2. Bandai-Asahi National Park 189,661 1950
3. Jo-Shin-Etsu National Park 188,915 1949
4. Chubu-Sangaku National Park 169,768 1934
5. Nikko National Park 140,698 1934
6. Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park 122,309 1936
7. Shikotsu-Toya National Park 98,660
8. Akan National Park 87,498 1934
9. Towada-Hachimantai National Park 83,351 1936
10. Aso National Park 73,060 1934
11. Kirishima-Yaku National Park 55,231 1934
12. Hakusan National Park 47,402 1962
13. Iriomote National Park 44,600 1972
14. Shiretoko National Park 21,317 1964
15. Minami-Alps National Park 35,799 1964
16. Daisen-Oki National Park 31,927 1936
17. Ogasawara National Park 6,434 1972
69. Jordan
No areas qualify.
70. Kenya
1. Tsavo National Park 2,080,000 1948
2. Meru National Park 103,600 1966
3. Aberdare National Park 59,050 1950
4. Mount Kenya National Park 58,790 1949
5. Mount Elgon National Park 15,000 1958
6. Marsabit National Reserve 14,250 1950
7. Nairobi National Park 11,400 1946
8. Lake Nakuru National Park 4,660 1961
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9. Watamu Marine Park 1,165 1968
10. Malindi Marine Park 583 1968
72. Kuwait
No areas qualify.
73. Laos
No areas qualify.
74. Lebanon
No areas qualify.
75. Lesotho
1. Sehlabathebe National Park 6,500 1970
76. Liberia
No areas qualify.
77. Libya
No areas qualify.
78. Luxembourg
No areas qualify.
79. Malagasy Republic
1. Isalo National Park 81,540 1962
2. Montagne d'Ambre National Park 18,200 1958
80. Malawi
1. Kasungu National Park 204,800 1922
2. Malawi (Nyika) National Park 93,300 1966
3. Lengwe National Park 12,800 1928
81. Malaysia
1. Taman Negara National Park (Malaya) 434,340 1938
2. Kinabalu National Park (Sabah) 68,635 1964
3. Bako National Park (Sarawak) 2,550 1957
85. Mauritania
No areas qualify.
86. Mauritius
No areas qualify.
87. Mexico
1. La Malinche National Park 41,711 1938
2. Iztaccihuatl-Popocateptl 25,679 1935
3. Zoquiapan National Park 20,454 1930
4. Pico de Orizaba National Park 19,750 1936
5. Bosencheve National Park 15,000 1940
6. Cofre de Perote National Park 11,700 1937
7. Lagunas de Chacahua National Park 10,000 1937
8. Lagunas de Montebello National Park 6,022 1959
9. Lagunas de Zempoala National Park 4,669 1936
10.* Desierto de los Leones National Park 1,900 1917
11. Insurgente Jose Maria Morellos y Pavon
National Park 1,813 1939
12.* Insurgente Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
National Park 1,836 1936
13.* El Chico National Park 1,835 1898
14.* El Tepeyac National Park 1,420 1937
89. Morocco
No areas qualify.
90. Nepal
None of the protected areas have been officially declared as yet.
91. Netherlands
1. Zeehondenreservaat Texel 20,000 1947
2. Schorren Achter Polder Eendracht 6,700 1956
3.* Hoge Veluwe National Park 5,700 1935
4. Zwarte Meer Reserve + Veluwerandmeren 5,500 1942
5. Veluwezoom National Park 4,650 1911
6. Boschplaat Reserve 4,400 1924
7. Kobbeduinen Reserve 2,400 1955
8. Geul en Westerduinen 1,800 1926
9. Strabrechtse Heide Reserve 1,800 1951
10. Dwingeloër en Kraloërheide 1,349 1930/41
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11. Kennemerdiunen National Park 1,240 1950
12. Kampina Reserve 1,107 1929
13. Voorne's Duin 1,066 1927
Several other reserves have been proposed for inclusion which were not described
in the former UN List. Their inclusion will be considered for the next issue.
93. Nicaragua
No areas qualify.
94. Niger
1.* W. National Park 300,000 1954
95. Nigeria
1. Borgu Game Reserve 397,047 1966
2. Yankari Game Reserve 207,800 1956
96. Norway
1. Börgefjell National Park 109,500 1963
2. Øvre Dividal National Park 95,500 1971
3. Rondane National Park 57,200 1962
4. Femundsmarka National Park 38,500 1971
5. Gressåmoen National Park 18,000 1970
6. Rago National Park 16,700 1971
7. Stabbursdalen National Park 9,600 1970
8. Øvre Pasvik National Park 6,300 1970
9. Ånderdalen National Park 5,300 1970
10. Gutulia National Park 1,900 1970
97. Oman
No areas qualify
98. Pakistan
Areas have been reported to qualify and will be considered for inclusion in the
next issue.
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99. Panama
1. Altos de Campana National Park 2,600 1966
100. Paraguay
No areas qualify.
101. Peru
1. Manu National Park 1,400,000 1968
2. Pacaya National Reserve 660,000 1968
3. Pampa Galeras National Reserve 6,500 1966
4. Cutervo National Park 2,500 1961
102. Philippines
1.* Mount Apo National Park (Mindoro) 72,936 1936
2. Bataan National Park (Luzon) 31,400 1954
3. Canlaon National Park (Negros) 24,577 1934
4. Banahaw and San Cristobal Mts. (Luzon) 11,133 1941
5. Mount Isarog National Park (Luzon) 10,112 1938
6. Tirad Pass National Park (Luzon) 6,320 1938
7. Mayon Volcano National Park (Luzon) 5,680 1938
8. Sohoton Natural Bridge National Park
(Samar) 5,650 1935
9. Bicol National Park (Luzon) 5,201 1934
10. Aurora Memorial National Park (Luzon) 2,356 1937
11. Naujan Lake National Park (Mindoro) 2,175 1956
12. Biak-na-Bato National Park (Luzon) 2,117 1937
13. Hundred Islands National Park (Luzon) 1,844 1941
14. Mainit Hot Springs National Park (Mindano) 1,380 1958
103. Poland
1. Kampinos National Park 22,353 1959
2. Tatras National Park 14,300 1954
3. Slowinski National Park 18,069 1966
4. Wielkopolski National Park 5,385 1957
5. Swietorkrzyski National Park 6,044 1950
6. Karkonosze National Park 5,562 1959
7. Bialowieza National Park 5,069 1947
8. Wolin National Park 4,628 1960
9. Pieniny National Park 2,708 1954
10. Babiagora National Park 1,709 1954
11. Ojcow National Park 1,675 1956
12. Czerwone Bagno Reserve 2,172
104. Portugal
Metropolitan
1. Geres National Park 50,115 1971
Angola
No areas qualify.
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Mozambique
1. Gorongosa National Park 567,000 1960
2. Bazaruto Marine Park ca. 8,000 1971
105. Qatar
No areas qualify.
106. Rhodesia
1. Wankie National Park 1,443,200 1949
2. Chewore Game Reserve 282,800 1963
3. Matusadona Game Reserve 210,080 1963
4. Chirisa Game Reserve 171,140 1969
5. Gona-re-Zhou Game Reserve 149,600 1968
6. Chizarira Game Reserve 145,440 1963
7. Mana Pools Game Reserve 121,000 1963
8. Chete Game Reserve 64,640 1963
9. Victoria Falls National Park 56,640 1952
10. Dande Game Reserve 54,390 1969
11. Rhodes Matopos National Park 43,320 1953
12. Rhodes Inyanga National Park 34,609 1950
13. Malipati Game Reserve 18,130 1969
14. Kyle Dam National Park 18,000 1963
15. Chimanimani National Park 13,680 1950
16. Mushandike National Park 12,888 1954
17. Ngesi National Park 5,818 1956
107. Romania
1. Danube Delta Reserve 40,000 1962
2. Retezat National Park 13,000 1935
3. Bucegi Reserve 4,775 1943
4. Pietrosul Mare Reserve 2,700 1932
5. Ceahlau Reserve 1,836 1941
6. Smagov Forest and Lake Reserve 1,767 1952
108. Rwanda
1. Kagera National Park 251,000 1934
2.* Volcanoes National Park 23,000 1925
109. Salvador
No areas qualify.
111. Senegal
1. Niokolo Koba National Park 813,000 1962
2. Djoudj National Park 11,000 1971
3. Basse Casamance National Park 3,500 1970
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112. Sierra Leone
No areas qualify.
113. Singapore
1. Water Catchment Area 2,717 1951
Southwest Africa
1. Etosha National Park 2,227,000 1907
Other areas have been proposed for inclusion which were not described in the
former UN List. Their inclusion will be considered for the next issue.
118. Spain
1. Coto Doñana National Park 35,000 1963
2. La Montaña de Covadonga de Peña
National Park 16,925 1918
3. Valle de Ordesa National Park 2,046 1918
120. Sudan
In the absence of information to the effect that the parks in the southern Sudan
have been re-instated following the cessation of hostilities they are excluded
from this list.
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1. Dinder National Park 650,000 1935
2. Tokar Game Reserve 650,000 1939
3. Rahad Game Reserve 336,700 1939
4. Sabaloka Game Reserve 116,600 1939
121. Surinam
1. Eilerts de Haan gebergte Nature Reserve 220,000 1966
2. Tafelberg Nature Reserve 140,000 1966
3. Voltzberg Raleighvallen Nature Reserve 56,000 1961
4. Wia-Wia Nature Reserve 36,000 1961
5. Coppename R. Mouth Nature Reserve 12,000 1966
6. Brownberg Nature Park 11,200 1969
7. Brinckheuvel Nature Reserve 6,000 1961
8. Galibi Nature Reserve 4,000 1969
122. Swaziland
No information available.
123. Sweden
1.* Sjaunja Ecological and Forest Reserve 290,000 1937
2. Padjelanta National Park 204,000 1962
3.* Sarek National Park 195,000 1909
4.* Svaipa Zoological and Forest Reserve 49,400 1937
5.* Muddus National Park 49,200 1941
6.* Peljekase National Park 14,600 1913
7. Reivo Reserve 8,700 1958
8. Store Mosse-Kävsjön Nature Reserve 7,750 1971
9. Abisko Nationa] Park 7,500 1909
10. Gotska Sandön National Park 3,640 1950
11. Sonfjället National Park 2,700 1909
12. Vadvetjåkko National Park 2,450 1920
13. Buberget Reserve 2,270 1958
14. Klingsvallsån Nature Reserve 2,175 1968
15. Licknervarpefjärden Nature Reserve 1,650 1970
16. Tjuoltavuobme Reserve 1,500 1952
17. Töfsingdalen National Park 1,365 1930
124. Switzerland
1.* Swiss National Park 16,887 1914
125. Syria
No areas qualify.
126. Tanzania
1. Serengeti National Park 1,295,000 1957
2. Ruaha National Park 1,150,000 1964
3. Ngorongoro Conservation Area 828,000 1959
4. Tarangire National Park 261,440 1957
5. Mikumi National Park 116,500 1965
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6. Gombe Stream National Park 14,800 1943
7. Arusha National Park 12,940 1962
8. Lake Manyara National Park 8,550 1960
127. Thailand
1. Khao Yai National Park 203,500 1962
2. Tung Slang Luang National Park 128,000 1963
3. Phukradeung National Park 34,813 1962
4. Khao Sam-Roi-Yoid National Park 6,128 1966
128. Togo
1. Koué Reserve 40,000
2. Kamassi Hunting Reserve 17,000
3. Kéran Hunting Reserve 6,700
129. Trinidad and Tobago
No areas qualify.
130. Tunisia
No areas qualify.
131. Turkey
1. Olympus Beydaglari National Park 69,620 1970
2. Munzur Valley National Park 42,800 1972
3.* Uludag National Park 11,338 1961
4. Dilek-Yarimadasi National Park 10,700 1966
5. Karatepe National Park 7,715 1958
6. Termessus National Park 6,702 1970
7.* Kovada Lake National Park 6,534 1970
8. Spil Dagi National Park 5,505 1972
9. Yedigöller National Park 2,030 1965
10. Soguksu National Park 1,025 1959
132. Uganda
1. Murchison Falls National Park 384,000 1952
2. Queen Elizabeth National Park 220,000 1952
3. Kidepo Valley National Park 84,000 1962
4. Karuma Game Reserve 82,000 1964
5. Bugungu Game Reserve 52,000 1968
6. Ajai Game Reserve 15,800 1965
7. Gorilla Game Reserve 4,800 1964
133. Ukrainian S.S.R. (see U.S.S.R.)
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Lithuanian S.S.R.
48. Zhuvintas 5,421 1937
Byelorussian S.S.R.
49. Berezina 76,200 1925
50. Belovezha Pushea 74,200 1939
51. Pripyat 60,325 1969
Georgian S.S.R.
52. Lagodekhi 18,100 1912
53. Borzhom 18,082 1935
54. Ritsa-Avadkhar 16,120 1947
55. Kintrish 6,943 1959
56. Vashlovan 5,932 1946
57. Saguram 5,083 1946
58. Adzhamet 4,848 1946
59. Babanauri-Batsara 3,052 1957
Turkmen S.S.R.
60. Krasnovodsky 262,000
61. Badkhyz 133,000 1941
62. Repetek 34,600 1928
Ukrainian S.S.R.
63. Chernomora 35,000 1927
64. Polessky 20,097 1968
65. Carpathian 12,672 1968
66. Askania Nova 11,000 1921
67. Ukrainski Stepni 1,636 1926
68. Kanev 1,035 1968
Uzbek S.S.R.
69. Chatkalsy 34,800
70. Zaaminski Gorno-Lesnoe 10,500 1960
Moldavian S.S.R.
71. Kodry Reserve 2,740 1971
Armenian S.S.R.
72. Dilizhan 29,000
73. Khosrov 23,140
Kirghiz S.S.R.
74. Issyk Kul 781,600
75. Sary Chelek 20,700
Tadzhik S.S.R.
76. Ramit 16,180
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135. United Arab Republic
No areas qualify.
142. Yemen
No areas qualify.
143. Yugoslavia
1. Mavrovo National Park (Macedonia) 79,070 1949
2. Durmitor National Park (Montenegro) 32,000 1952
3. Galicia National Park (Macedonia) 23,000 1958
4. Fruska Gora National Park (Serbia) 22,000 1960
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5. Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatia) 19,172 1949
6. Sutjeska National Park (Bosnia-Herzegovina) 17,250 1962
7. Pelister National Park (Macedonia) 10,400 1949
8. Resava Reserve (Serbia) 10,000 1957
9. Paklenica National Park (Croatia) 3,616 1949
10. Biogradska Gora National Park (Montenegro) 3,600 1952
11. Risnjak National Park (Croatia) 3,041 1953
12. Triglav National Park (Slovenia) 2,000 1961
13. Zvijezda Reserve (Serbia) 1,500 1950
14. Rajac Reserve (Serbia) 1,200 1963
144. Zaïre
1. Salonga National Park 2,240,000 1970
2. Upemba National Park 950,000 1939
3. Virunga (Albert) National Park 800,000 1925
4. Maiko National Park 600,000 1970
5. Garamba National Park 492,000 1938
6. Kundelungu National Park 120,000 1970
7. Kahuzi-Biega National Park 60,000 1970
145. Zambia
1. Kafue National Park 2,240,000 1950
2. South Luangwa National Park 905,000 1938
3. Sioma Ngwezi National Park 527,000 1972
4. North Luangwa National Park 463,000 1938
5. Liuwa Plain National Park 366,000 1972
6. Mweru Marsh National Park 313,400 1942
7. Lukusuzi National Park 272,000 1938
8. Sumbu National Park 202,000 1942
9. West Lunga National Park 168,400 1951
10. Lavushi Manda National Park 150,000 1941
11. Lusenga Plain National Park 88,000 1942
12. Isangano National Park 84,000 1957
13. Lochinvar National Park 41,000 1972
14. Kasanka National Park 39,000 1941
15. Luambe National Park 25,400 1966
16. Nyika National Park 8,000 1972
17. Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park 6,600 1972
UN List of Provincial Parks
1. Brazil
São Paulo
1. Morro do Diabo State Park 37,156
2. Itatins State Park 12,058
3. Campos do Jordoa State Park 8,132
4. Serra da Cantereira State Park 4,500
Information on other States is not available and is requested.
2. Canada
Saskatchewan
1. Wildcat Hill Wilderness Area 18,200 1971
ontario
1.* Algonquin Provincial Park 735,599 1893
2. Quetico Provincial Park 455,258 1913
3. Obatanga Provincial Park 6,161 1965
4.* Bon Echo Provincial Park 6,161 1965
5. Neys Provincial Park 3,298 1965
6.* Grundy Lake Provincial Park 3,481 1959
The status of all parks is doubtful because of hunting, lumbering, etc. not related
to purpose of nature conservation. Most have been deleted - the above may
qualify in part of their area.
Quebec
1. Mount Tremblant Provincial Park 287,750 1895
2. Gaspesie Provincial Park 127,500 1937
3. Mount Orford Provincial Park 3,750 1938
The reservations noted under Ontario also apply to Quebec.
Indiana
1. Brown County State Park 6,133
2. Versailles State Park 2,325
Kansas
1. Cheyenne Bottoms W.R. 7,916
2. Cedar Bluff Reservoir 5,848
3. Morton County W.R. 5,120
4. Swan Marsh 3,147
Kentucky
1. Jenny Wiley State Park 5,200
2. Pennyrile Forest State Park 5,200
Louisiana
1. Chicot State Park 2,592
Maine
1. Baxter State Park 77,302
Michigan
1. Porcupine Mountains State Park 23,267
2. Tahquamenon Falls State Park 7,197
3. Hartwick Pines State Park 3,475
4. Wilderness State Park 2,754
Minnesota
1. Itasca State Park 12,822
2. Holy Cross State Park 12,229
3. Jay Crooke State Park 3,616
4. Thousand Lakes State Park 2,730
Missouri
1. Wappapello State Park 17,038
2. Lake of the Ozarks State Park 6,534
3. Meramec State Park 2,861
4. Big Spring State Park 2,334
5. Cuivre River State Park 2,329
6. Sam Baker State Park 1,959
Nevada
1. Valley of Fire State Park 2,624
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New Hampshire
1. Bear Brook State Park 2,912
2. Franconia Notch State Park 2,510
3. Crawford Notch State Park 2,380
4. Cardigan State Park 2,210
New Jersey
1. High Point 4,374
New York
1. Adirondacks Forest Reserve 907,833
2. Harriman State Park 16,185
3. Letchworth State Park 5,342
North Carolina
1. Pettigrew State Park 6,731
Oklahoma
1. Lake Murrey State Park 8,400
2. Quartz Mountain State Park 5,748
3. Robbers Cave State Park 3,463
4. Lake Wister State Park 2,886
Pennsylvania
1. Hickory Run State Park 6,200
2. Ricketts Glen State Park 5,400
3. Cook Forest State Park 3,200
4. Bucktail State Park 3,100
5. Raccoon Creek State Park 3,040
6. French Creek State Park 2,600
7. Blue Knob State Park 2,239
8. Tobyhanna State Park 2,040
South Carolina
1. Cheraw State Park 2,944
2. Croft State Park 2,854
3. Hunting Island State Park 2,000
South Dakota
1. Custer State Park 27,731
Tennessee
1. Fall Creek Falls State Park 6,400
2. Chickasaw State Park 5,753
3. Shelby Forest State Park 5,020
4. Standing Stone State Park 3,492
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Texas
1. Palo Duro Canyon State Park 6,042
West Virginia
1. Watoga State Park 6,042
2. Holly River State Park 3,037
3. Cacapon State Park 2,325
4. Tygart Lake State Park 2,248
Washington
1. Mount Spokane State Park 9,732
2. Ginkgo State Geological Site 2,404
3. Riverside State Park 2,200
Wyoming
1. Boysen State Park 24,825
2. Seminoe State Park 23,198
3. Glendo State Park 9,614
4. Keyhole State Park 5,730
5. Buffalo Bill State Park 5,086
6. Guernsey State Park 4,633
7. Big Sandy State Park 3,072
8. Alcova State Park 2,448