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THE BIGGEST 10
source: sea.unep-wcmc.org/
wdbpa/toptwenty.cfm
www.iucn.org/themes/wcpa/
wpc2003/english/outputs/un.htm
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Greenland’s 972,000 Km2 National Park is the world’s biggest protected area, followed by…
| country | site name | size
(Km2) | protected
area type | | Saudi Arabia | Ar-Rub’al-Khali | 640,000 | wildlife management area | | Australia | Great Barrier Reef | 344,360 | marine park | | USA | Northwestern Hawaiian Islands' | 341,362 | coral reef ecosystem reserve | | China | Qiang Tang | 298,000 | nature reserve | | Australia | Macquarie Island | 162,060 | marine park | | China | Sanijangyuan | 152,300 | nature reserve | | Ecuador | Galapagos | 133,000 | marine reserve | | Saudi Arabia | Northern Wildlife Management Zone | 100,875 | wildlife management area | | Australia | Ngaanyatjarra Lands | 98,129 | indigeneous protected area |
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