Английская Википедия:Guaricana National Park

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox protected area The Guaricana National Park (Шаблон:Lang-pt) is a national park in the state of Paraná, Brazil. It protects a mountainous area holding a remnant of Atlantic Forest.

Location

The Guaricana National Park covers parts of the municipalities of Guaratuba (67.49% of the park), Morretes (19.47%) and São José dos Pinhais (13.04%) in the state of Paraná. It is west of the Saint-Hilaire/Lange National Park, south of highway BR-277, and east of highway BR-376. Guaratuba Bay is to the south east.Шаблон:Sfn It has an area of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn

The park lies in the mountains that rise to the east of the interior plateau of Curitiba. The range rises up to Шаблон:Convert above the level of the plateau, with altitudes from Шаблон:Convert above sea level. The terrain is mountainous, cut by deep valleys. The whole of the park is in the littoral basin of Paraná, mainly the catchments of the Cubatão and Cubatãozinho rivers. A small part of the northeast holds the basins of the Pinto and Sagrado rivers, which flow north into Paranaguá Bay.Шаблон:Sfn

Average annual rainfall is Шаблон:Convert. Temperatures range from Шаблон:Convert with an average of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn The park is in the Atlantic Forest biome.Шаблон:Sfn The park is in the contact zone between mixed rainforest with Araucaria and dense Atlantic rainforest at the lower levels. There is sparser vegetation and alpine meadows on the higher parts of the Canavieiras and Igreja ranges.Шаблон:Sfn

History

The Guaricana National Park was created by presidential decree on 13 October 2014. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio).Шаблон:Sfn It is classed as IUCN protected area category II (national park). The purpose is to ensure preservation of remnants of dense rain forest and mixed deciduous forest including flora, fauna, water and geological resources, and associated natural landscapes.Шаблон:Sfn The decree of 13 October 2014 also established the Serra do Gandarela National Park and the Nascentes Geraizeiras Sustainable Development Reserve, both in Minas Gerais, and added over Шаблон:Convert to the existing Médio Juruá Extractive Reserve in Amazonas.Шаблон:Sfn

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