National Park · Venezuela
Laguna de Tacarigua National Park
Laguna de Tacarigua National Park is a national park in Venezuela, established in 1974.
Photo: Fernando Flores from Caracas, Venezuela via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Venezuela |
| Established | 1974 |
| Coordinates | 10.0784° N, 65.8085° W |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Laguna de Tacarigua National Park
The Laguna de Tacarigua National Park (Spanish: Parque nacional Laguna de Tacarigua), also known as Tacarigua Lagoon National Park, is a protected area with the status of a national park located east of Miranda State, close to the town of Laguna de Tacarigua in the South American country of Venezuela. It comprises a permanent coastal lagoon of 7800 ha and 1.2 m of average depth, separated from the sea by a restinga or coastal barrier of 28.8 km long and 300–1000 m wide that was formed by the action of the sea current which runs along the coast in an East-West direction.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- General José Antonio Anzoategui International Airport (BLA) · Barcelona, Venezuela · 76.0 miles away
- Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS) · Maiquetía, Venezuela · 88.2 miles away
- Del Caribe Santiago Mariño International Airport (PMV) · Isla Margarita, Venezuela · 137.8 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Laguna de Tacarigua National Park?
Laguna de Tacarigua National Park is in Venezuela (10.0784° N, 65.8085° W).
When was Laguna de Tacarigua National Park established?
Laguna de Tacarigua National Park was established in 1974, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4845613 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laguna_de_Tacarigua_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).