Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park

Atlantic Islands of Galicia
Illas Atlánticas de Galicia
Ons Archipelago
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Location of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park
LocationPontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Nearest cityVigo, Pontevedra
Coordinates42°23′N 8°56′W / 42.383°N 8.933°W / 42.383; -8.933
Area8,480 hectares (84.8 km2; 32.7 sq mi)
EstablishedJuly 1, 2002
Visitors472,274[1] (in 2019)
www.parquenacionalillasatlanticas.com
Official nameParque Nacional Marítimo-Terrestre de las Islas Atlánticas de Galicia
Designated22 May 2021
Reference no.2453[2]

The Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park (Galician: Parque Nacional das Illas Atlánticas de Galicia, Spanish: Parque Nacional de las Islas Atlánticas de Galicia) is the only national park located in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It comprises the archipelagos of Cíes, Ons, Sálvora and Cortegada. The park covers a land area of 1,200 ha (3,000 acres) and a sea area of 7,200 ha (18,000 acres). It is the tenth most visited national park in Spain. It was the thirteenth national park to be established in Spain. Since 2021 it has been designated as a protected Ramsar site.[2]

  1. ^ La Voz de Galicia (19 January 2020). "Las Cíes baten récords como imán turístico también fuera del verano" (in Spanish).
  2. ^ a b "Parque Nacional Marítimo-Terrestre de las Islas Atlánticas de Galicia". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

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