Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park |
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| Parque Natural de la Bahía de Cádiz | |
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IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
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 Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park
Location in Spain
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| Location | Cádiz Province, Andalusia, Spain |
| Nearest city | San Fernando |
| Area | 10,522 hectares (26,000 acres) |
| Established | 1989 |
| Bahia de Cadiz | |
| Official name: Bahía de Cádiz | |
| Designated: | 24 October 2002 |
| Reference #: | 1265 |
Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park (Parque Natural de la Bahía de Cádiz) is a 10,522-hectare (26,000-acre) natural park located in the province of Cádiz (Andalusia, Spain). It was established in 1989.
Nature
Located at the mouth of the Guadalete river, it consists of marshland, beaches, reed and sand dunes. It has many types of shrubs and bushes, and ocean pine.
Recreational activities include bird watching, sailing, windsurfing and hiking.
It has been designated a Site of Community Importance. Animals that can be found include solan goose, stork, cormorant, great crested grebe, seagull, flamingo, tern, sea eagle and avocet. The park is a Special Protection Area (Zona de Especial Protección para las Aves, ZEPA)
Gallery
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Valdelagrana
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Salt traps
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Biking
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Los Toruños
See also
In Spanish: Parque natural de la Bahía de Cádiz para niños
