Chan-Kin Flora and Fauna Protection Area

{{Short description|Protected natural area in Mexico}}

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| name = Chan-Kin Flora and Fauna Protection Area

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| iucn_category = VI

| iucn_ref = UNEP-WCMC (2021). Protected Area Profile for Chan-Kin from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 3 October 2021. [https://www.protectedplanet.net/67669]

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| location = Chiapas, Mexico

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| area_km2 = 121.85

| designation = flora and fauna protection area

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| designated = 1992

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Chan-Kin Flora and Fauna Protection Area is a protected natural area in southeastern Mexico. Chan-Kin is located in the Lacandon Forest of eastern Chiapas state. It lies just west of the Usumacinta River, and east of the Lacan-Tun and Montes Azules biosphere reserves. The flora and fauna protection area was established in 1992 by the Mexican government, and covers an area of 121.85 km2.

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