National Park · Costa Rica
Marino Ballena National Park
Marino Ballena National Park is a national park in Costa Rica, established in 1992.
Photo: Jorge Antonio Leoni de León via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Costa Rica |
| Established | 1992 |
| Coordinates | 9.0919° N, 83.7323° W |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Marino Ballena National Park
Ballena Marine National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Marino Ballena), is a national park of Costa Rica, part of the Osa Conservation Area created as a safe area for migration of humpback whales, hence its name, as Ballena is the Spanish word for whale. The national park has an area of 5,160 ha (12,800 acres) marine, and 171 ha (420 acres) terrestrial. The park was created by executive decree Nº 21294-MIRENEM on 9 June 1992. From December to April, the park is visited by migrating humpback whales who come to breed in the warmer tropical waters off the Central American coast.
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 · 70.3 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Marino Ballena National Park?
Marino Ballena National Park is in Costa Rica (9.0919° N, 83.7323° W).
When was Marino Ballena National Park established?
Marino Ballena National Park was established in 1992, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3364525 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballena_Marine_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).