Matsalu National Park

Summary

Matsalu National Park is a protected area^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of protected_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Matsalu National Park is located in Haapsalu City^[3].
• Matsalu National Park is located in Lääne-Nigula Rural Municipality^[4].
• Matsalu National Park is located in Lääneranna Rural Municipality^[5].
• Matsalu National Park is in the country of Estonia^[6].
• Matsalu National Park's instance of is recorded as protected area^[7].
• Matsalu National Park's Commons category is recorded as Matsalu National Park^[8].
• 2004 marks the founding of Matsalu National Park^[9].
• Matsalu National Park's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 58.76, 'lon': 23.59694444}^[10].
• Matsalu National Park's described at URL is recorded as https://kaitsealad.ee/et/kaitsealad/matsalu-rahvuspark^[11].
• Matsalu National Park's heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site^[12].
• Matsalu National Park's heritage designation is recorded as national park^[13].
• Matsalu National Park's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Matsalu rahvuspark'}^[14].
• Matsalu National Park's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Matsalu rahvuspark'}^[15].
• Matsalu National Park covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+488.6'}^[16].
• Matsalu National Park's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Eesti 1000^[17].

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Geography

Matsalu National Park is in the country of Estonia^[6]. Located in include Haapsalu City^[3], a city^[18], in Estonia^[19], founded in 2017^[20]; Lääne-Nigula Rural Municipality^[4], a rural municipality^[21], in Estonia^[22]; and Lääneranna Rural Municipality^[5], a rural municipality^[23], in Estonia^[24], founded in 2017^[25].

Physical Characteristics

Matsalu National Park covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+488.6'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Matsalu National Park's instance of is recorded as protected area^[7]. Heritage statuses include Ramsar site^[12] and national park^[13].

History and Context

2004 marks the founding of Matsalu National Park^[9].

Why It Matters

Matsalu National Park ranks in the top 6% of protected_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]