Jurubatiba Sandbank National Park

National park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
22°12′04″S 41°29′35″W / 22.201°S 41.493°W / -22.201; -41.493DesignationNational parkCreated29 July 1998AdministratorICMBio

The Jurubatiba Sandbank National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional da Restinga de Jurubatiba) is a national park in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. The park has approximately 44 kilometres of sandbank coast.

History

The park was created on 29 April 1998. It spreads along the coast of Quissamã, Carapebus and Macaé municipalities. More than 60% of its area are inside the Quissamã municipality, around 30% inside Carapebus and the rest in Macaé.

Geography

Area: 148.6 km2

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parque Nacional Restinga de Jurubatiba.
  • Jurubatiba Localization Map
  • Project Sustainable Jurubatiba - Photos
  • Quissamã Municipality - Jurubatiba's Photo Gallery Archived 2009-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
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