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Bosawás Biosphere Reserve
Tropical rainforest in Nicaragua / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bosawás Biosphere Reserve is a tropical rainforest in Nicaragua designated as a UNESCO biosphere reserve in 1997. At approximately 20,000 km2 (2 million hectares) in size, the reserve (i.e. nucleus plus buffer zone) comprises about 15% of the nation's total land area. It is the second largest rainforest in the Western Hemisphere, after the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil.[2] Bosawás is largely unexplored, and is extremely rich in biodiversity.
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Bosawás Biosphere Reserve | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1] | |
![]() Peñas Blancas, part of the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve | |
Location | Nicaragua |
Coordinates | 14°03′43″N 85°13′16″W |
Area | 20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi) |
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