Guadeloupe National Park

Guadeloupe National Park
LocationBasse-Terre Island, Guadeloupe (France)
Coordinates16°5′0″N 61°41′0″W / 16.08333°N 61.68333°W / 16.08333; -61.68333
Area173.0 km2 (66.8 sq mi) (core area)
162.0 km2 (62.5 sq mi) (buffer zone)
37.0 km2 (14.3 sq mi) (marine reserve)
Established1989
Governing bodyParcs nationaux de France

Guadeloupe National Park (French: Parc national de la Guadeloupe) is a national park in Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France located in the Leeward Islands of the eastern Caribbean region. The Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin Nature Reserve (French: Réserve Naturelle du Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin) is a marine protected area adjacent to the park and administered in conjunction with it. Together, these protected areas comprise the Guadeloupe Archipelago (French: l'Archipel de la Guadeloupe) biosphere reserve.

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