Abashiri Quasi-National Park
Protected area in Japan
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Abashiri Quasi-National Park (網走国定公園, Abashiri Kokutei Kōen) is a quasi-national park in Japan.[1] The park protects the waters and surrounding coastline of the lakes and lagoons along the Sea of Okhotsk on Hokkaido. This includes such lakes as Lake Abashiri and Lake Notoro[2] as well as Lake Tōfutsu and Lake Saroma.[3] Lake Saroma is the fourth largest lake in Japan.[3] Most of the park lies within the limits of Abashiri in Okhotsk Subprefecture of northeastern Hokkaidō.[3]
| Abashiri Quasi-National Park | |
|---|---|
| 網走国定公園 | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Overlooking Lake Saroma (June 2007) | |
  Location within Hokkaido  Location within Japan | |
| Location | Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Nearest city | Abashiri, Kitami, Koshimizu, Ōzora, Saroma, Shari, Yūbetsu |
| Coordinates | 43.890556°N 144.579722°E |
| Area | 372.61 square kilometres (143.87 mi2)[1] |
| Established | July 1, 1958[1] |
The park includes a Marine Protected Area, which falls under the IUCN category Ib.[4] The park is either 37261 ha[1][4] or 43559 ha.[2]
An important part of Abashiri Quasi-National Park is its floral display. Some of the most prominent species are in the following table.[3]
| Scientific name | Common name | Native name |
|---|---|---|
| Thermopsis lupinoides | Goldbanner | センダイハギ / 先代萩 |
| Gentiana triflora var. japonica | エゾリンドウ | |
| Convallaria keiskei | Lily of the valley | スズラン |
| Iris setosa | Iris | ヒオウギアヤメ |
| Hemerocallis yezoensis | Daylily | エゾキスゲ / 蝦夷黄萓 |
| Lilium pensylvanicum | エゾスカシユリ / 蝦夷透百合 | |
| Salicornia europaea | Glasswort | アッケシソウ / 厚岸草 |