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Jeannette Kawas National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Punta Sal peninsula beach near entrance to the Sendero Los Curumos
Map showing the location of Jeannette Kawas National Park
Map showing the location of Jeannette Kawas National Park
Location of Jeannette Kawas in Honduras
LocationHonduras
Coordinates15°49′06″N 87°22′03″W / 15.81833°N 87.36750°W / 15.81833; -87.36750[1]
Area781.62 km2 (301.79 sq mi)[1]
Established4 November 1994[2][better source needed]
Ramsar Wetland
Official nameParque Nacional Jeannette Kawas
Designated28 March 1995
Reference no.722[3]

Jeannette Kawas National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Jeannette Kawas) is a national park located in the municipality of Tela, on the northern Caribbean coast of the Atlántida department of Honduras, established on 4 November 1994. The park covers an area of 781.62 square kilometres and has an altitude of 900 metres.[1] The park was created and is managed by the PROLANSATE foundation (protection of Lancetilla, Punta Sal and Texiguat).

  1. ^ a b c "Honduras – Jeanette Kawas". United Nations Environment Programme. Retrieved 1 March 2010.[dead link]
  2. ^ Blanca Jeannette Kawas Fernandez (1946–1995)
  3. ^ "Parque Nacional Jeanette Kawas". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

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