Shiretoko National Park
national park in Hokkaidō, Japan
Key facts
- Location
- Okhotsk and Nemuro Subprefectures , Hokkaido , Japan
- Area
- 386.36 km (149.17 sq mi)
- Established
- June 1, 1964
- Governing body
- Ministry of the Environment (Japan)
- Official name
- Shiretoko
- Type
- Natural
- Criteria
- ix, x
- Designated
- 2005 (29th session )
- Region
- Asia-Pacific
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Area
- 386.33
- Official website
- www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/shiretoko/index.html
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Article
Shiretoko National Park (知床国立公園, Shiretoko Kokuritsu Kōen) covers most of the Shiretoko Peninsula at the northeastern tip of the island of Hokkaido, Japan. The word "Shiretoko" is derived from an Ainu word "sir etok", meaning "the place where the earth protrudes".
At "Track Near Furepe Falls" in Shari, Hokkaido prefecture, Japan. Furepe Falls and its circumference was registered as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Shiretoko".