Cheile Bicazului-Hășmaș National Park
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The Cheile Bicazului - Hășmaș (Bicaz Gorges - Hășmaș Mountains) National Park is located in north-eastern Romania, in the Eastern Carpathians mountain chain. The reservation territory is part of Neamț and Harghita counties.
The park administration is located in Izvoru Mureșului, in Harghita County.
Geologic features
The park's most important geologic features are:Gheorghe Romanescu, Cristian Constantin Stoleriu and Andrei Enea{{Google books|RWZGAAAAQBAJ|Limnology of the Red Lake, Romania: An Interdisciplinary Study (2010)|page=1}}
- Cheile Bicazului (Bicaz Gorges), a deep canyon dug by the river Bicaz
- Lacu Roșu (the Red Lake) – a natural dam lake
- Hășmaș Mountains
Zones
The park's area of {{cvt|6575|ha}} is divided into two zones: the special conservation zone (78%), and the protection zone (22%).
- Bicaz Gorge (Neamț County – 1,600 hectares and Harghita County – 2,128 hectares)
- Lacu Roșu
- {{ill|Cheile Șugăului|ro}} (10 hectares)
- {{ill|Avenul Licaș|ro}} (5 hectares)
- Hășmașul Mare Massif, Piatra Singuratică (the Lonely Stone) and Hășmașul Negru (800 hectares)
Gallery
File:Lacul rosu1.jpg|Red Lake
File:Bicaz Garganta.JPG|Bicaz Gorge
File:Hășmaș Mountains.jpg|Hășmaș Mountains
File:Cheile Şugăului 01.JPG|{{ill|Cheile Șugăului|ro}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.cheilebicazului-hasmas.ro/ Park's website]
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Category:National parks of Romania
Category:Protected areas of the Eastern Carpathians
Category:Geography of Neamț County
Category:Geography of Harghita County