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Coelacanth National Park

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National park off the coast of the Comoros
Coelacanth National Park
Grande Comore Island
LocationGrande Comore, Comoros
Area9,276 ha (35.81 sq mi)
Designation2010 National Park
OperatorThe Comoros National Parks Agency

Coelacanth National Park (French: Parc National Coelacanth) is a national park off the main island of the Comoros. The park is made up a seascape home to coelacanths and a coral reef which attracts whales and dolphins. Its creation was announced in 2016 as part of a government effort to protect 25% of the Comoros by 2021.

Preserved specimen of Latimeria chalumnae in the Natural History Museum, Vienna, Austria . This specimen was caught on 18 October 1974, next to Salimani/Selimani (Grand Comoro, Comoro Islands) 11°48′40.7″S 43°16′3.3″E / 11.811306°S 43.267583°E / -11.811306; 43.267583.

References

  1. "Protected Planet | Comoros". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  2. "Islands of the Moon: Building a network of marine and coastal protected areas in Comoros". Global Environment Facility. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  3. "Comoros: Towards a Network of Marine Protection | Nairobi Convention". www.unep.org. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
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