Axios Delta National Park | |
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Axios-Loudias-Aliakmonas National Park | |
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
Location | Central Macedonia, Greece |
Nearest city | Thessaloniki |
Coordinates | 40°30′35″N 22°39′59″E / 40.50972°N 22.66639°E |
Area | 33,800 ha (338 km2) |
Established | 2009 |
The Axios Delta National Park (Greek: Εθνικό Πάρκο Δέλτα Αξιού), officially the Axios-Loudias-Aliakmonas Delta National Park (Εθνικό Πάρκο Δέλτα Αξιού-Λουδία-Αλιάκμονα), is a national park on the west coast of the Thermaic Gulf in Greece. It covers an area of 33,800 ha and is a Ramsar site, an Important Bird Area and part of the Natura 2000 network.[1]