001 national parks of spain 2nd part

Tablas de Daimiel National Park Location: Ciudad Real (center of La Mancha). The smallest of Spain’s national parks A wetland in an arid part of Spain The EU has designated it as a Special Protection

Area for birds (below: Red-crested Pochard or el pato colorado)

Tablas de Daimiel – Ciudad Real

Tablas de Daimiel

Tablas de Daimiel

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Doñana National Park

• Location: Huelva, Sevilla (Andalucía)

• It has a varied geography: dunes, lagoons, marshes (marismas)

• Fauna: Many aquatic birds and the Iberic Lynx (el lince ibérico), which is currently in danger of extinction.

Doñana National Park

11) Sierra Nevada National Park

• Location: Granada, Almería; Andalucía

• Has the highest peaks in the entire Iberian Peninsula

• Also has a large variety of flora and fauna.

Parque Nacional de Sierra Nevada

• Posee las cumbres más elevadas de la Península Ibérica• Y una gran variedad de fauna y vegetación endémica.

Archipelago of Cabrera National Park

Location: Cabrera, Balearic Islands

The whole archipelago is a Spanish national park. Cabrera is a cruising destination, and boats may

anchor only in the island's natural harbor.

Many species survive on Cabrera that are rare around the Balearics, such as dolphins and sea snails.

Parque Nacional de Cabrera, situado en las Islas Baleares.

Caldera de Taburiente National Park

• Location: La Palma Island• An old crater with a perimeter of almost 30

km, where there is a rich variety of vegetation

Garajonay National Park

• Location: La Gomera Island• One of the best preserved laurisilva forests, a humid

subtropical forest that, during the Tertiary era, covered almost all of Europe.

Laurisilva Forest

Teide National Park• Location: Tenerife island• It has the highest elevation in Spain.• It is the third largest volcano in the world.

14) Timanfaya National Park Location: Lanzarote The parkland is made up entirely of volcanic

soil The greatest recorded eruptions occurred

between 1730 and 1736. The volcanic activity continues.

There are geysers of steam, which are an attraction for tourists.

There is only one active volcano, Timanfaya, after which the park is named.