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The Regional Natural Park of Corsica (French: Parc Naturel Régional de Corse, Corsican: Parcù di Corsica) is a natural park. It was listed in 1972 and then relisted for 10 years in June 1999. The Natural Park covers nearly 40% of the island of Corsica. [1]
When in 1521 Gil González Dávila received a commission from the crown of Spain to explore and conquer the Mar del Sur (South Sea) Pacific coast west, and north, of Panama, he constructed four vessels with timber that was transported with immense labor across the isthmus from the Atlantic.
Andrés Niño, son of Juan Niño, [citation needed] was named Royal Pilot of the Southern Sea (Piloto Real de la Mar del Sur; [citation needed] the Mar del Sur was the Pacific Ocean, as first encountered by the Spanish in Central America [14]) 12 July 1514 and set sail in 1519 to explore the Pacific coast of Central America before dying in 1525 ...
The Gorbeia Natural Park (Basque: Gorbeiako natura parkea, Spanish: Parque natural del Gorbeia) is the largest in the Basque Country, Spain. The park is located in the municipalities of Orozko , Zeberio and Zeanuri in Biscay and Zigoitia , Zuia and Urkabustaiz in Álava .
The protected natural area covers 2.298 hectares and comprises mountainous alignment of L'Alt de Sant Antoni (El Alto de San Antonio), El Carrascar of the Font Roja (El Carrascar de la Font Roja) and La Teixereta. The summit of the Serra del Menejador, with 1,356 m of height, is the highest elevation of the park.
Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias Natural Park (Spanish: Parque Natural de las Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias) is a natural park in the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain. It protects a natural landscape at the sources of the rivers Narcea and Ibias. It is located within the municipalities of Cangas del Narcea, Degaña and Ibias.
El Imposible National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional El Imposible) is a tropical forest and a national park in El Salvador. It was established on 1 January 1989 and covers an area of 38.20 square kilometres. It literally means "The Impossible National Park" in English. It has an altitude of between 250 and 1,425 metres. [1]
Los Alcornocales Natural Park (in Spanish, Parque natural de Los Alcornocales) is a natural park located in the south of Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia; it is shared between the Province of Cádiz and Málaga. The natural park occupies a territory spanning seventeen municipalities with a total population of about 380,000.