Nature Park of Terceira | |
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Location | Terceira, Central, Azores, Portugal |
Coordinates | 38°42′25.39″N 27°12′12″W / 38.7070528°N 27.20333°W |
Length | 30.11 km (18.71 mi) |
Width | 19.5 km (12.1 mi) |
Area | 400.28 km2 (154.55 sq mi) |
Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
Established | Decreto Legislativo Regional n.º 11/2011/A |
Operator | Secretário Regional do Ambiente e do Mar |
Website | Terceira Nature Park |
The Nature Park of Terceira (Portuguese: Parque Natural da Terceira), or simply the Terceira Nature Park (PNTER) developed from the intention of better managing the protected areas of the island of Terceira, and was instituted by the "Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e do Mar" (English: Regional Secretariate for the Environment and Oceans), of the Autonomous Regional Government of the Azores. It includes an area of approximately 22% of the island classified under the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Nature Reserve designation.