Phou Xieng Thong National Protected Area
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Phou Xieng Thong National Protected Area is a national protected area in Salavan and Champasak provinces of southern Laos. This park, the country's only park on the Mekong river, is home to a wide variety of animal and plant species, some endangered.[1] The park is an ecotourism destination.[2]
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Phou Xieng Thong National Protected Area | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
Location | Salavan and Champasak provinces, Laos |
Nearest city | Pakse |
Coordinates | 15°36′28″N 105°42′39″E |
Area | 1,200 km2 (460 sq mi) (decreed), 995–1,003 km2 (380–390 sq mi) (as proposed in 1999)[1] |
Designated | 29 October 1993 (1993-10-29) |
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