Kep National Park () is a
national park
A national park is a nature park designated for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It is an area of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that is protecte ...
in
Cambodia
Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline ...
's
Kep Province that was established in 1993 and covers an area of .
The nearest town lies at
Kep.
The park includes a small mountain range and a number of hiking trails. The trails offer views of
Phu Quoc
Phu may refer to:
Places
*PHU (Polish-Hungarian Union), personal union between Poland and Hungary in 14th century.
People Given name
*Phu Dorjee (died 1987), first Indian to climb Mount Everest without oxygen
*Phu Dorjee Sherpa (died 1969), firs ...
and the
Bokor Ranges on the south and west sides, and also views across islands of the Vietnamese
marine reserve
A marine reserve is a type of marine protected area (MPA). An MPA is a section of the ocean where a government has placed limits on human activity. A marine reserve is a marine protected area in which removing or destroying natural or cultural ...
in
Kiên Giang to the east side.
Kiên Giang UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
UNESCO
References
Sources
, International Centre for Environmental Management.
Kep National Park
in th
UNEP-WCMC World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)
from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre
The UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) is the specialist biodiversity centre of UN Environment Programme, based in Cambridge in the United Kingdom. UNEP-WCMC has been part of UN Environment Programme since 20 ...
External links
National parks of Cambodia
Protected areas established in 1993
Geography of Kep province
Tourist attractions in Kep province
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