- Protected areas of Chile
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Parque Nacional Torres del Paine
The protected areas of Chile are areas that have natural beauty or significant historical value protected by the government of Chile. These protected areas cover over 140,000 km2 (54,054 sq mi), which is 19% of the territory of Chile. The National System of Protected Wild Areas (SNASPE by its Spanish acronym) is regulated by law #18,362 passed in 1984, and administered by the National Forest Corporation (CONAF).
There are three types of territories:
Protected areas by type
National parks
National parks of Chile Name Photo Natural region Area Established Alberto de Agostini 
Zona Austral 14,600 km2 (5,637 sq mi) 2000 Alerce Andino Zona Sur 393 ha (2 sq mi) 1982 Archipiélago de Juan Fernández 
None 96 km2 (37 sq mi) 1935 Bernardo O'Higgins 
Zona Austral 35,259 km2 (13,614 sq mi) 1969 Bosque de Fray Jorge 
Norte Chico 100 km2 (39 sq mi) 1941 Cabo de Hornos 
Zona Austral 631 km2 (244 sq mi) 1945 Chiloé 
Zona Austral 431 km2 (166 sq mi) 1983 Conguillío 
Zona Sur 608 km2 (235 sq mi) 1950 Corcovado 
Zona Austral 2,096 km2 (809 sq mi) 2005 Hornopirén 
Zona Austral 482 km2 (186 sq mi) 1988 Huerquehue 
Zona Sur 125 km2 (48 sq mi) 1967 Isla Guamblin Zona Austral 106.25 km2 (41 sq mi) 1967 Isla Magdalena 
Zona Austral 1,576 km2 (608 sq mi) 1983 La Campana 
Zona Central 80 km2 (31 sq mi) 1967 Laguna del Laja 
Zona Central 119 km2 (46 sq mi) 1958 Laguna San Rafael 
Zona Austral 17,420 km2 (6,726 sq mi) 1959 Las Palmas de Cocalán Zona Central 37.02 km2 (14 sq mi) 1971 Lauca 
Norte Grande 1,379 km2 (532 sq mi) 1970 Llanos de Challe 
Norte Chico 457 km2 (176 sq mi) 1994 Llullaillaco 
Norte Grande 2,687 km2 (1,037 sq mi) 1995 Nahuelbuta 
Zona Sur 68 km2 (26 sq mi) 1939 Nevado Tres Cruces 
Norte Grande 17,420 km2 (6,726 sq mi) 1959 Pali Aike Zona Austral 50 km2 (19 sq mi) 1970 Pan de Azúcar 
Norte Grande 438 km2 (169 sq mi) 1985 Puyehue 
Zona Sur 1,068 km2 (412 sq mi) 1941 Queulat 
Zona Austral 1,541 km2 (595 sq mi) 1983 Radal Siete Tazas 
Zona Central 5,148 km2 (1,988 sq mi) 2008 Rapa Nui 
None 71.3 km2 (28 sq mi) 1935 Tolhuaca 
Zona Sur 65 km2 (25 sq mi) 1935 Torres del Paine 
Zona Austral 2,400 km2 (927 sq mi) 1959 Vicente Pérez Rosales 
Zona Sur 2,530 km2 (977 sq mi) 1926 Villarrica 
Zona Sur 630 km2 (243 sq mi) 1940 Volcán Isluga 
Norte Grande 1,747 km2 (675 sq mi) 1967 Natural monuments
National parks of Chile Name Photo Natural region Area Established Alerce Costero Zona Sur 23.07 km2 (9 sq mi) 1987 Cerro Ñielol 
Zona Sur 0.89 km2 (0 sq mi) 1988 Cueva del Milodón 
Zona Austral 1993 La Portada 
Norte Grande 0.3127 km2 (0 sq mi) 1990 Los Pingüinos 
Zona Austral 0.97 km2 (0 sq mi) 1966 Protected areas by region
Arica and Parinacota Region
Tarapacá Region
Antofagasta Region
- Alto Loa National Reserve
- La Chimba National Reserve
- La Portada Natural Monument
- Llullaillaco National Park
- Los Flamencos National Reserve
Atacama Region
- Llanos de Challe National Park
- Nevado Tres Cruces National Park
- Pan de Azúcar National Park
- Pingüino de Humboldt National Reserve
Coquimbo Region
- Bosque de Fray Jorge National Park
- Las Chinchillas National Reserve
- Pichasca Natural Monument
Valparaíso Region
- Archipiélago de Juan Fernández National Park
- El Yali National Reserve
- Isla Cachagua Natural Monument
- La Campana National Park
- Lago Peñuelas National Reserve
- Rapa Nui National Park
- Río Blanco National Reserve
Santiago Metropolitan Region
- El Morado Natural Monument
- Río Clarillo National Reserve
- Roblería del Cobre de Loncha National Reserve
- Yerba Loca Nature Sanctuary
O'Higgins Region
- Las Palmas de Cocalán National Park
- Río de los Cipreses National Reserve
Maule Region
- Altos de Lircay National Reserve
- Federico Albert National Reserve
- Laguna Torca National Reserve
- Los Bellotos del Melado National Reserve
- Los Queules National Reserve
- Los Ruiles National Reserve
- Radal Siete Tazas National Reserve
Bío-Bío Region
- Isla Mocha National Reserve
- Laguna del Laja National Park
- Los Huemules de Niblinto National Reserve
- Ñuble National Reserve
- Ralco National Reserve
Araucanía Region
- Alto Biobío National Reserve
- Cerro Ñielol Natural Monument
- China Muerta National Reserve
- Conguillío National Park
- Contulmo Natural Monument
- Huerquehue National Park
- Malalcahuello National Reserve
- Malleco National Reserve
- Nahuelbuta National Park
- Nalcas National Reserve
- Tolhuaca National Park
- Villarrica National Park
- Villarrica National Reserve
Los Ríos Region
- Alerce Costero Natural Monument
- Carlos Anwandter Nature Sanctuary
- Huilo-Huilo Biological Reserve
- Mocho-Choshuenco National Reserve
- Oncol Park
- Puyehue National Park
- Valdivia National Reserve
- Valdivian Coastal Reserve
- Villarrica National Park
Los Lagos Region
- Alerce Andino National Park
- Chiloé National Park
- Corcovado National Park
- Futaleufú National Reserve
- Hornopirén National Park
- Islotes de Puñihuil Natural Monument
- Lago Palena National Reserve
- Lahuen Ñadi Natural Monument
- Llanquihue National Reserve
- Los Vertientes Private Nature Reserve
- Pumalín Park
- Puyehue National Park
- Tantauco Park
- Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park
Aisén Region
- Bernardo O'Higgins National Park
- Cerro Castillo National Reserve
- Cinco Hermanas Natural Monument
- Coihaique National Reserve
- Dos Lagunas Natural Monument
- Isla Guamblin National Park
- Isla Magdalena National Park
- Katalalixar National Reserve
- Lago Carlota National Reserve
- Lago Cochrane National Reserve
- Lago Jeinimeni National Reserve
- Lago Las Torres National Reserve
- Lago Rosselot National Reserve
- Laguna de San Rafael National Park
- Las Guaitecas National Reserve
- Queulat National Park
- Río Simpson National Reserve
- Trapananda National Reserve
Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region
- Alacalufes National Reserve
- Alberto de Agostini National Park
- Bernardo O'Higgins National Park
- Cabo de Hornos National Park
- Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument
- Francisco Coloane Coastal and Marine Protected Area
- Laguna de los Cisnes Natural Monument
- Laguna Parrillar National Reserve
- Los Pingüinos Natural Monument
- Magallanes National Reserve
- Omora Ethnobotanical Park
- Pali-Aike National Park
- Torres del Paine National Park
See also
External links
- (Spanish) Official website of CONAF, (Chilean National Forest Corporation), a government agency that is part of the Agriculture Ministry
National Parks of Chile Alberto de Agostini | Alerce Andino | Archipiélago de Juan Fernández | Bernardo O'Higgins | Bosque de Fray Jorge | Cabo de Hornos | Chiloé | Conguillío | Corcovado | Hornopirén | Huerquehue | Isla Guamblin | Isla Magdalena | La Campana | Laguna del Laja | Laguna San Rafael | Las Palmas de Cocalán | Lauca | Llanos de Challes | Llullaillaco | Nahuelbuta | Nevado Tres Cruces | Pali Aike | Pan de Azúcar | Puyehue | Queulat | Radal Siete Tazas | Rapa Nui | Tolhuaca | Torres del Paine | Vicente Pérez Rosales | Villarrica | Volcán Isluga
National Reserves of ChileAlacalufes | Alto Biobío | Alto Loa | Altos de Lircay | Carlos Anwandter | Cerro Castillo | China Muerta | Coihaique | El Yali | Federico Albert | Francisco Coloane | Futaleufú | Huilo-Huilo | Isla Mocha | Katalalixar | La Chimba National Reserve | Lago Carlota | Lago Cochrane | Lago Jeinimeni | Lago Las Torres | Lago Palena | Lago Peñuelas | Lago Rosselot | Laguna Parrillar | Laguna Torca | Las Chinchillas | Las Guaitecas | Las Vicuñas | Llanquihue | Los Bellotos del Melado | Los Flamencos | Los Huemules de Niblinto | Los Queules | Los Ruiles | Los Vertientes | Magallanes | Malalcahuello | Malleco | Mocho-Choshuenco | Nalcas | Ñuble | Pampa del Tamarugal | Pingüino de Humboldt | Radal Siete Tazas | Ralco | Río Blanco | Río Clarillo | Río de Los Cipreses | Río Simpson | Roblería del Cobre de Loncha | Trapananda | Valdivia | Valdivian Coastal | Villarrica | Yerba Loca
Natural Monuments of ChileAlerce Costero · Cerro Ñielol · Cinco Hermanas · Contulmo · Cueva del Milodón · Dos Lagunas · El Morado · Isla Cachagua · Islotes de Puñihuil · La Portada · Laguna de los Cisnes · Lahuen Ñadi · Los Pingüinos · Pichasca · Salar de SurireProtected areas of South America Sovereign states - Argentina
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