Jurubatiba Sandbank National Park
national park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Jurubatiba Sandbank National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional da Restinga de Jurubatiba) is a national park in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. The park has approximately 44 kilometres of sandbank coast.
History
The park was created on 29 April 1998. It spreads along the coast of Quissamã, Carapebus and Macaé municipalities. More than 60% of its area are inside the Quissamã municipality, around 30% inside Carapebus and the rest in Macaé.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1968999. VIAF identifies the subject as 189485698. The Library of Congress control number is sh2001008524. Authority coordinates are -22.201, -41.493. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1998.
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