Guiana Amazonian Park
Guiana Amazonian Park (French: Parc amazonien de Guyane) is the largest national park of France, aiming at protecting part of the Amazonian forest located in French Guiana which covers 41% of the region. It is the largest park in France as well as the largest park in the European Union and one of the largest national parks in the world.
| Parc amazonien de Guyane | |
|---|---|
| Guiana Amazonian Park | |
IUCN category II (national park) | |
View from the Maroni River | |
| Nearest city | Maripasoula |
| Coordinates | 2°50′18″N 53°46′20″W |
| Area | 20,300 km2 (7,838 sq mi) |
| Established | 27 February 2007 |
| Governing body | French Office for Biodiversity |
| Parc-Amazonien-Guyane.fr | |
It cannot be accessed from the seashore or by any means other than airplane or pirogue via the Maroni and Oyapock rivers.
The protected area covers some 20,300 square kilometres (7,840 sq mi) for the central area (where full protection is enforced) and 13,600 square kilometres (5,250 sq mi) for the secondary area. Thus, the overall protected area represents some 33,900 square kilometres (13,090 sq mi) of rain forest.
The park has been built on territories belonging to the communes of Camopi, Maripasoula, Papaïchton, Saint-Élie, and Saül.
Like other Parcs nationaux de France, the park is overseen by the French Office for Biodiversity.