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List of national parks in the Baltics

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This is a list of the national parks in the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Estonia

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See also: List of protected areas of Estonia

There are 6 national parks in Estonia.[1][2]

Name Region Municipality Established Coordinates Area IUCN category
Eastern Estonia Alutaguse Parish 2018 59°06′N 27°19′E / 59.100°N 27.317°E / 59.100; 27.317 443.31 square kilometres (171.16 sq mi)
Southern Estonia Võru County 1993 57°42′52″N 26°29′12″E / 57.71444°N 26.48667°E / 57.71444; 26.48667 123.64 square kilometres (47.74 sq mi)
Northern Estonia Lääne-Viru County 1971 59°34′16″N 25°48′1″E / 59.57111°N 25.80028°E / 59.57111; 25.80028 747.84 square kilometres (288.74 sq mi)
Western Estonia Lääne County 1957 58°45′36″N 23°35′49″E / 58.76000°N 23.59694°E / 58.76000; 23.59694 488.6 square kilometres (188.6 sq mi)
South-western Estonia Viljandi County 1993 58°26′27″N 25°6′20″E / 58.44083°N 25.10556°E / 58.44083; 25.10556 398.44 square kilometres (153.84 sq mi)
Western Estonia Saare County 1993 58°22′43″N 21°52′38″E / 58.37861°N 21.87722°E / 58.37861; 21.87722 238.82 square kilometres (92.21 sq mi)

Latvia

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See also: List of protected areas of Latvia

There are 4 national parks in Latvia.[3]

Name Region Municipality Established Coordinates Area IUCN category
Vidzeme Cēsis, Saulkrasti, Sigulda and Valmiera Municipality 1973 57°25′0″N 25°25′0″E / 57.41667°N 25.41667°E / 57.41667; 25.41667 917.86 square kilometres (354.39 sq mi) II
Courland
Semigallia
Vidzeme 		Jūrmala City, Jelgava, Mārupe and Tukums Municipality 1997 56°57′6″N 23°30′45″E / 56.95167°N 23.51250°E / 56.95167; 23.51250 361.86 square kilometres (139.71 sq mi) II
Latgale Krāslava, Ludza and Rēzekne Municipality 2007 56°16′0″N 27°30′0″E / 56.26667°N 27.50000°E / 56.26667; 27.50000 596.14 square kilometres (230.17 sq mi) II
Courland Talsi Municipality 1999 57°37′27″N 22°17′40″E / 57.62417°N 22.29444°E / 57.62417; 22.29444 163.66 square kilometres (63.19 sq mi) II

Lithuania

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See also: List of protected areas of Lithuania

There are 5 national parks in Lithuania.[4] They were established in 1991 after Lithuania declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1990. Lithuanian SSR National Park established in 1974 was reorganized and renamed Aukštaitija National Park. Now they cover about 2.3 percent of Lithuania's territory.

Name Region Municipality Established Coordinates Area IUCN category
Aukštaitija Ignalina, Utena, and Švenčionys district municipality 1974 55°20′38″N 26°3′25″E / 55.34389°N 26.05694°E / 55.34389; 26.05694 410.56 square kilometres (158.52 sq mi) II
Dzūkija Varėna district municipality 1991 54°4′55″N 24°22′36″E / 54.08194°N 24.37667°E / 54.08194; 24.37667 584.53 square kilometres (225.69 sq mi) II
Lithuania Minor Neringa municipality 1991 55°28′51.6″N 21°5′49.2″E / 55.481000°N 21.097000°E / 55.481000; 21.097000 273.89 square kilometres (105.75 sq mi) II
Dzūkija Trakai district municipality 1991 54°38′20″N 24°25′8″E / 54.63889°N 24.41889°E / 54.63889; 24.41889 81.49 square kilometres (31.46 sq mi) II
Samogitia (Žemaitija) Plungė district municipality 1991 56°2′38″N 21°53′20″E / 56.04389°N 21.88889°E / 56.04389; 21.88889 217.54 square kilometres (83.99 sq mi) II

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References

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  1. ^ Estonia, Europe Protected Planet
  2. ^ Estonian Nature Conservation in 2007 (PDF). Tallinn: Estonian Environment Information Centre. 2008. p. 29. ISBN 978-9985-881-56-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  3. ^ Latvia, Europe Protected Planet
  4. ^ Lithuania, Europe Protected Planet
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