National Park · Costa Rica
Corcovado National Park
Corcovado National Park is a national park in Costa Rica, covering 105,020 acres (42,500 ha), established in 1975.
Photo: Julio-César Chávez via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Costa Rica |
| Area | 105,020 acres (42,500 ha) |
| Established | 1975 |
| Coordinates | 8.5500° N, 83.5833° W |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Corcovado National Park
Corcovado National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Corcovado) is a National Park on the Osa Peninsula, in Osa Canton, located on the southwestern regions of Costa Rica (9° North, 83° West), which is a part of the Osa Conservation Area. Corcovado National Park was established on October 24, 1975 and occupies an area of 424 square kilometres (164 sq mi). It is currently the largest park in Costa Rica and extends over about a third of the Osa Peninsula. The park has the largest primary forest on the American Pacific coastline and is also one of the few remaining sizable areas of lowland tropical forests in the world.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) · San José (Alajuela), Costa Rica · 108.5 miles away
Parks nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Corcovado National Park?
Corcovado National Park is in Costa Rica (8.5500° N, 83.5833° W).
When was Corcovado National Park established?
Corcovado National Park was established in 1975, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
How big is Corcovado National Park?
Corcovado National Park covers 105,020 acres (42,500 ha).
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q869074 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corcovado_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).