National Park · Italy
Pollino National Park
Pollino National Park is a national park in Italy, covering 422,876 acres (171,132 ha), established in 1988.
National Park · Italy
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Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Italy |
| Area | 422,876 acres (171,132 ha) |
| Established | 1988 |
| Coordinates | 39.9311° N, 16.1261° E |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Pollino National Park
Pollino National Park (Italian: Parco Nazionale del Pollino) is an Italian national park in the southern Italian Peninsula, in the provinces of Cosenza, Matera and Potenza. Its named from the homonymous mountain massif Pollino. The park is home of the oldest European tree, a Heldreich's pine estimated 1,230 years old and the symbol of the park is the rare Bosnian pine tree. Since November 2015, with the inclusion in the global list of geoparks by UNESCO, the Pollino Park is considered a World Heritage Site.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Lamezia Terme Sant'Eufemia International Airport (SUF) · Lamezia Terme (CZ), Italy · 71.1 miles away
- Bari Karol Wojtyła International Airport (BRI) · Bari, Italy · 89.9 miles away
- Brindisi Airport (BDS) · Brindisi, Italy · 108.3 miles away
Parks nearby
Appennino Lucano - Val d'Agri - Lagonegrese National Park
Sila National Park
Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park
Alta Murgia National Park
Vesuvius National Park
Aspromonte National Park
More parks in Italy
Frequently asked questions
Where is Pollino National Park?
Pollino National Park is in Italy (39.9311° N, 16.1261° E).
When was Pollino National Park established?
Pollino National Park was established in 1988, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
How big is Pollino National Park?
Pollino National Park covers 422,876 acres (171,132 ha).
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1072838 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollino_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).