Biwako Quasi-National Park
|Biwako Quasi-National Park|
|Location||Shiga/Kyoto Prefecture, Japan|
|Established||July 24, 1950|
Biwako Kokutei Kōen (琵琶湖国定公園?) is a Quasi-National Park in Shiga Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It was founded on 24 July 1950 and has an area of 976.7 km2 (377 sq mi). In June 1993 an area of 65,984 ha beside Lake Biwa was designated a Ramsar Site and wetland of international importance.
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- "三河湾／鈴鹿／室生赤目青山／琵琶湖". National Parks Association of Japan. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- "List of National Parks". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- "Ramsar Sites in Japan - Biwa-ko" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
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