| Dongsha Atoll National Park | |
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| Location | Pratas Island |
| Coordinates | 20°43′N 116°42′E / 20.717°N 116.700°E |
| Area | 3,537 km2 (1,366 sq mi) |
| Established | 17 January 2007 |
| Governing body | Marine National Park Headquarters, Ministry of the Interior |
| Website | www.marine.gov.tw |
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The Dongsha Atoll National Park (Chinese: 東沙環礁國家公園; pinyin: Dōngshā Huánjiāo Guójiā Gōngyuán) is the seventh national park of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
The marine park is located at Pratas Island (Dongsha Island) in the north of the South China Sea, and includes the Dongsha Atoll (Pratas Atoll), a circular atoll 25 kilometres (16 mi) in diameter with a tropical monsoon climate, and the surrounding seas. The total area is 3,537 square kilometres (1,366 sq mi), with 1.79 square kilometres (0.69 sq mi) of land.[1]
The Park is managed by the Ministry of the Interior. It was established on 17 January 2007; and on 4 October of the same year an administrative office was set up in Kaohsiung City.
The park is not open to tourism due to environmental restoration, safety, and ecological studies currently in progress.[2]
- ^ 各國家公園基本資料表 (PDF) (in Chinese). Construction and Planning Agency, Ministry of the Interior, R.O.C.(Taiwan). June 6, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Is Dongsha Atoll National Park open for the tourists?". Marine National Park Headquarters. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.