Designation National park Administrator ICMBio | Created 29 July 1998 Nearest city Campos dos Goytacazes | |
Management Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation |
The Jurubatiba Sandbank National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional da Restinga de Jurubatiba) is a national park in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. The park has approximately 44 kilometres of sandbank coast.
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History
The park was created on 29 July 1998. It spreads along the coast of Quissamã, Carapebus and Macaé municipalities. More than 60% of its area are inside the Quissamã municipality, around 30% inside Carapebus and the rest in Macaé.
Geography
Area: 148.6 km²
References
Jurubatiba Sandbank National Park Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA