Kesennuma Prefectural Natural Park
{{Short description|National park in Japan}}
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{{Infobox Protected area
| name = Kesennuma Prefectural Natural Park
| alt_name = 県立自然公園気仙沼
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| location = Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
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| coordinates = {{coords|38|51|39|N|141|29|56|E|display=inline, title}}
| area = 210.79 km2
| established = 29 December 1948
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{{nihongo|Kesennuma Prefectural Natural Park|県立自然公園気仙沼|Kenritsu shizen kōen Kesennuma}} is a Prefectural Natural Park in northeast Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. First designated for protection in 1948, the park is within the municipality of Kesennuma. It includes the highlands of the {{nihongo|Kitakami Mountains|北上山地}} as well as some 12 km of coastline, and encompasses {{nihongo|Mount Tokusenjō|徳仙丈山}}, celebrated for its rhododendrons, and {{nihongo|Ōshima|大島}}, for its camellias.{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.miyagi.jp/sizenhogo/sizen/kouen/kouen-syoukai/sizenkouen/kouen-top.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913190608/http://www.pref.miyagi.jp/sizenhogo/sizen/kouen/kouen-syoukai/sizenkouen/kouen-top.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 September 2012 |title=Designation of the Natural Parks of Miyagi Prefecture |publisher=Miyagi Prefecture |accessdate=5 February 2012 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.miyagi.jp/sizenhogo/sizen/kouen/kouen-syoukai/sizenkouen/kesennuma.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911155917/http://www.pref.miyagi.jp/sizenhogo/sizen/kouen/kouen-syoukai/sizenkouen/kesennuma.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 September 2012 |title=Kesennuma Prefectural Natural Park |publisher=Miyagi Prefecture |accessdate=5 February 2012 }}
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External links
- {{in lang|ja}} [https://archive.today/20120907145407/http://www.pref.miyagi.jp/sizenhogo/sizen/kouen/tizu/kensaku.htm Maps of Kesennuma Prefectural Natural Park] (4, 5 & 10)
Category:Parks and gardens in Miyagi Prefecture
Category:Protected areas established in 1948
Category:1948 establishments in Japan
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