Chagres National Park
| Chagres National Park | |
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 Chagres National Park (top center) within Panama | |
| Location | Panamá Province, Panama |
| Coordinates | 9°24′N 79°30′W / 9.4°N 79.5°W |
| Area | 129,000 hectares (320,000 acres) |
| Established | 1985 |
| Chagres National Park Foundation | |
The Chagres National Park is a nature park and protected area[1] created in 1986 located between the Province of Panama and Colon, in the Eastern sector of the Panama Canal with a total surface area of 129,000 ha (320,000 acres).[2]
Environment
[edit]The park contains tropical rain forests and a set of rivers which provide sufficient water to guarantee the operation of the Gatun Lake, main lake of the Panama Canal: the Chagres River[2] and the Gatun River. The highest point of the park is Cerro Jefe, at 1,007 m above sea level. [3] It is considered a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance. [4] It has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International.[5]
Panama Canal Watershed
[edit]The park was created in 1985,[6] with the aim of preserving the natural forest that composes it
- to produce water in amount and quality sufficient to guarantee the normal operation of the Panama Canal[7][8]
- to supply potable water for the cities of Panama, Colon and la Chorrera,[6]
- and the generation of electricity for the cities of Panama and Colon.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Between six ferns: New tropical fern species described by science". Mongabay Environmental News. 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ a b Modified, Lisa Monforton Posted: Last. "Jan 2010: A foot in TWO WORLDS". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ "BirdLife Data Zone". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ "Chagres National Park, Panama - KeyBiodiversityAreas.org". www.keybiodiversityareas.org. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ "Chagres National Park". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ a b Ecotourismpanama.com
- ^ The Status of the Panama Canal Watershed and Its Biodiversity at the Beginning of the 21st Century: Long-term ecological studies reveal a diverse flora and fauna near the Panama Canal, harbored within a corridor of forest stretching from the Caribbean to the Pacific, but deforestation, land degradation, erosion, and overhunting remain threats
- ^ Wadsworth FH. 1978. Deforestation: Death to the Panama Canal. Pages 22–24 in Proceedings of the US Strategy Conference on Tropical Deforestation. Washington (DC): US Department of State and US Agency for International Development.
- ^ "BirdLife Data Zone". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
