Nishi-Chugoku Sanchi Quasi-National Park

Nishi-Chūgoku Sanchi Quasi-National Park
西中国山地国定公園

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Location Shimane/Hiroshima/Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates 34°31′19″N 132°06′36″E / 34.522°N 132.11°E / 34.522; 132.11Coordinates: 34°31′19″N 132°06′36″E / 34.522°N 132.11°E / 34.522; 132.11[1]
Area 285.53 km2 (110.24 sq mi)
Established January 10, 1969

Nishi-Chūgoku Sanchi Quasi-National Park (西中国山地国定公園 Nishi-Chūgoku-sanchi Kokutei Kōen) is a Quasi-National Park in Shimane Prefecture, Hiroshima Prefecture, and Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.[2][3] It was founded on 10 January 1969 and has an area of 285.53 km2 (110.24 sq mi).[4]

Overview

There are many beautiful mountain and ravines including Mount Osorakan (恐羅漢山 Osorakan-zan), Mount Kanmuri (Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima) (吉和冠山 Yoshiwa Kanmuri-yama), Sandan ravine (三段峡 Sandan-kyō), Hikimi ravine (匹見峡 Hikimi-kyō) and Jakuchi ravine (寂地峡 Jakuchi-kyō).

There are virgin forests of Japanese beeches, Japanese oaks and Japanese horse chestnut.

There are Asiatic black bears, Japanese macaques, mountain hawk eagles and Japanese giant salamanders.

Mountains

Ravines

See also

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References


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