| Jurubatiba Sandbank National Park | |
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| Parque Nacional da Restinga de Jurubatiba | |
IUCN category II (
national park) | |
 Park in 2014 | |
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| Nearest city | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro |
| Coordinates | 22°12′04″S 41°29′35″W / 22.201°S 41.493°W |
| Designation | National park |
| Created | 29 July 1998 |
| Administrator | ICMBio |
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
Notes
External links
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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