Monte León National Park
Encyclopedia
Monte León National Park is a national park
in Argentina
, in Santa Cruz Province
. It was established in 2004. The park is home to thousands of penguins and cormorants, as well as pumas
, large, flightless birds known as rheas and roaming herds of Guanacos
.
National Parks of Argentina
The National Parks of Argentina make up a network of 30 national parks in Argentina. The parks cover a very varied set of terrains and biotopes, from Baritú National Park on the northern border with Bolivia to Tierra del Fuego National Park in the far south of the continent .The creation of the...
in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, in Santa Cruz Province
Santa Cruz Province (Argentina)
Santa Cruz is a province of Argentina, located in the southern part of the country, in Patagonia. It borders Chubut province to the north, and Chile to the west and south. To the east is the Atlantic Ocean...
. It was established in 2004. The park is home to thousands of penguins and cormorants, as well as pumas
Puma (genus)
Puma is a genus in Felidae that contains the cougar and the jaguarundi, and may also include several poorly known Old World fossil representatives .-Species:*Puma concolor – CougarPuma pardoides Puma is a genus in Felidae that contains the cougar (also known as the puma, among other names)...
, large, flightless birds known as rheas and roaming herds of Guanacos
Guañacos
Guañacos is a village and municipality in Neuquén Province in southwestern Argentina.-References:...
.
External links
- http://www.theconservationlandtrust.org/eng/pa_monteleon.htm, The Conservation Land Trust Monté Leon National Park Page