List of largest protected areas in the world

This is a list of largest protected areas in the world.

Largest protected areas of the world

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Name	Country	Size (square kilometres)	Date established	Ref
Natural Park of the Coral Sea	New Caledonia (France)	1,292,967	2012
Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument	United States	1,271,500	2014
South Georgia Marine Protected Area	United Kingdom	1,070,000	2012
Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve	Australia	989,842	2012
Northeast Greenland National Park	Greenland	972,000	1974
Chagos Marine Protected Area	British Indian Ocean Territory/Chagos Archipelago (British Overseas Territory)	640,000	2010
Hoggar National Park	Algeria/Sahara	450,000	1987
Phoenix Islands Protected Area	Kiribati (Phoenix Islands)	408,250	2008
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge Battle of Midway National Memorial Hawaii State Seabird Sanctuary at Kure Atoll Northwestern Hawaiian Islands State Marine Refuge	United States (Hawaii and the Midway Atoll)	360,000	2006
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park	Australia	345,400	1975
Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area Luiana Game Reserve Mavinga Game Reserve Chobe National Park Makgadikgadi National Park Nxai Pan National Park Moremi Game Reserve Mamili National Park Mudumu National Park Bwabwata National Park Liuwa Plain National Park Kafue National Park Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park Sioma Ngwezi National Park Hwange National Park Kazuma Pan National Park Zambezi National Park Victoria Falls National Park	Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe	387,132	2010***
Marianas Trench National Monument	Mariana Islands, United States of America	250,000	2009
Macquarie Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve	Australia	162,000
Galápagos Marine Reserve	Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)	133,000	1986
Irish Conservation Box	Ireland	110,000	2003
Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park Limpopo National Park Makuleke region Banhine National Park Zinave National Park Maputo Special Reserve Kruger National Park Gonarezhou National Park Manjinji Pan Sanctuary Malipati Safari Area Senge Communial Land Area	Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe	99,800	2002
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge	Alaska, United States of America	78,000	1960
Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge	Alaska, United States of America	77,550	1980
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves Aïr and Ténéré National Nature Reserve Aïr and Ténéré Addax Sanctuary	Niger	77,360	1991
Western Eyre Commonwealth Marine Reserve	Australia (south of South Australia)	57 946	2012
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve	United States (Alaska)	53,321	1980
Central Kalahari Game Reserve	Botswana	52,800	1961
Namib Naukluft Park	Namibia	59,768	1907
Great Australian Bight Commonwealth Marine Reserve	Australia (south of South Australia)	45,926	2012
Wood Buffalo National Park	Canada (Alberta and Northwest Territories)	44,807	1922
Selous Game Reserve	Tanzania	44,600	1922
Niassa National Reserve	Mozambique	42,000	1954
Great Arctic State Nature Reserve	Russia	41,692	1993
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve	United States(Alaska)	39,460	1980
Tumucumaque National Park	Brazil	38,874	2002
Parima Tapirapecó National Park	Venezuela	38,290	1991
Quittinirpaaq National Park	Canada (Nunavut)	37,775	2001
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park Kalahari Gemsbok National Park Gemsbok National Park	Botswana, South Africa	37,256	2000
Salonga National Park	Democratic Republic of the Congo	36,000	1984
Bernardo O'Higgins National Park	Chile	35,259	1969
Rose Atoll National Monument	American Samoa	35,000
Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge	Alaska, United States of America	35,000
Guiana Amazonian Park	French Guiana	33,900	2007
Canaima National Park	Venezuela	30,000	1962
Nahanni National Park Reserve	Canada (Northwest Territories)	30,000	1976
Simpson Desert Regional Reserve	Australia (South Australia)	29,239	1985
Noatak National Preserve	United States (Alaska)	26,587	1978
Boucle du Baoulé National Park	Mali	25,330	1982
Lorentz National Park	West Papua, Indonesia	25,056	1997
Denali National Park and Preserve	United States (Alaska)	24,585	1917
Jaú National Park	Brazil	23,000
Boma National Park	South Sudan	22,800	2012
Kafue National Park	Zambia	22,400	1924
Etosha National Park	Namibia	22,270	1907
Sirmilik National Park	Canada (Nunavut)	22,200	2001
Kluane National Park	Canada (Yukon)	22,013	1972
Auyuittuq National Park	Canada (Nunavut)	21,471	2001
Tsavo National Park Tsavo East National Park Tsavo West National Park	Kenya	20,812	1948
Ukkusiksalik National Park	Canada (Nunavut)	20,500	2003
Ruaha National Park	Tanzania	20,200	1964
Yellabinna Regional Reserve	Australia (South Australia)	20,008	1990
Bosawás Biosphere Reserve	Nicaragua	20,000	1991
Kakadu National Park	Australia (Northern Territory)	19,804	1981
Nullarbor Regional Reserve	Australia (South Australia)	19,198	1989
Katmai National Park and Preserve	United States (Alaska)	19,122	1980
Yugyd Va National Park	Russia (Komi)	18,917	1994
Laguna San Rafael National Park	Chile	17,420	1959
Skeleton Coast National Park	Namibia	16,870	1971
Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation Area Golden Gate Highlands National Park QwaQwa National Park Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park Royal Natal National Park Sehlabathebe National Park	Lesotho, South Africa	16,226	2001
Tuktut Nogait National Park	Canada (Northwest Territories)	16,340	1996
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve	United States (Alaska)	16,309	1980
Central Suriname Nature Reserve	Suriname	16,000	1998
Manú National Park	Peru	15,328	1987
Iona National Park	Angola	15,150	1964
Serengeti National Park	Tanzania	14,763	1981
Hwange National Park	Zimbabwe	14,651	1930
Alberto de Agostini National Park	Chile	14,600
Okapi Wildlife Reserve	Democratic Republic of the Congo	14,000	1996
Watarru Indigenous Protected Area	Australia (South Australia)	13,925	2000
Kerinci Seblat National Park	Sumatra, Indonesia	13,791	1982
Death Valley National Park	United States (California)	13,630	1933
Innamincka Regional Reserve	Australia (South Australia)	13,540	1988
Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre National Park	Australia (South Australia)	13491	1985
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve	United States (Alaska)	13,287	1980
Judbarra/Gregory National Park	Australia (Northern Territory)	12,882	1990
Karlamilyi National Park	Australia (Western Australia)	12,837	1977
Chiribiquete National Park	Colombia	12,800	1989
Fiordland National Park	New Zealand	12,500	1952
Aulavik National Park	Canada (Northwest Territories)	12,200	1992
Banc d'Arguin National Park	Mauritania	12,000	1978
Vatnajökull National Park	Iceland	14,200	2008
Upemba National Park	Democratic Republic of the Congo	11,730	1939
Wapusk National Park	Canada (Manitoba)	11,475	1996
Puinawai Natural Reserve	Colombia (Guainía Department)	10,925	1989
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve	United States (Alaska)	10,922	1978
Jasper National Park	Canada (Alberta)	10,878	1907
Maiko National Park	Democratic Republic of the Congo	10,830	1970
Yaigojé Apaporis Natural Park	Colombia	10,557	2009
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve	United States (Alaska)	10,220	1978
Ivvavik National Park	Canada (Yukon)	10,168	1984
Munga-Thirri National Park	Australia (Queensland)	10,120	1967
Central Karakoram National Park	Skardu District, Gilgit District, Pakistan	10,000	1993
W Transborder Park	Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger	10,000	1954
Quiçama National Park	Angola	9,960	1957
Torngat Mountains National Park	Canada (Labrador and Newfoundland)	9,600	2005
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Misty Fjords National Monument	United States (Alaska)	9,246	1978
South Luangwa National Park	Zambia	9,050	1972
Yellowstone National Park	United States (Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming)	8,983	1872
Nullarbor Wilderness Protection Area	Australia (South Australia)	8,942	2013
Ngorongoro Conservation Area	Tanzania	8,288	1959
Tadres Reserve	Niger	7,889
Virunga National Park	Democratic Republic of the Congo	7,800	1925
Witjira National Park	Australia (South Australia)	7,711	1985
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument	United States (Utah)	7,571	1996
Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve	Russia	7,213	1930
Nahuel Huapi National Park	Argentina	7,050	1934
Termit Massif Reserve	Niger	7,000+	1962
Kosciuszko National Park	Australia (New South Wales)	6,900	1967
Kobuk Valley National Park	United States (Alaska)	6,758	1980
Banff National Park	Canada (Alberta)	6,641	1885
Alpine National Park	Australia (Victoria)	6,460	1989
Murray-Sunset National Park	Australia (Victoria)	6,330	1991
Karijini National Park	Australia (Western Australia)	6,274	1991
Mojave National Preserve	United States (California)	6,211	1994
Southwest National Park	Australia (Tasmania)	6,183	1955
Everglades National Park	United States (Florida)	6,105	1947
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	United States (Arizona and Nevada)	6,053	1936
Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park Ai-Ais Hot Springs Game Park Richtersveld National Park	Namibia, South Africa	6,045	2003
Kahuzi-Biega National Park	Democratic Republic of the Congo	6,000	1980
Lake Torrens National Park	Australia (South Australia)	5,677	1991
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park Glacier National Park Waterton Lakes National Park	Canada (Alberta), United States (Montana)	5,606	1995
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Saoyú-ʔehdacho National Historic Site	Canada (Northwest Territories)	5,587	1997
Lake Gairdner National Park	Australia (South Australia)	5,481	1991
Lakefield National Park	Australia (Queensland)	5,370	1979
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	United States (Arizona and Utah)	5,076	1972
Diamantina National Park	Australia (Queensland)	5,070	1993
Conkouati-Douli National Park	Republic of Congo	5,050	1993
Wollemi National Park	Australia (New South Wales)	5,017	1979
Yellabinna Wilderness Protection Area	Australia (South Australia)	5,007	2005
Bafing National Park	Mali	5,000	2000
Sioma Ngwezi National Park	Zambia	5,000
Garamba National Park	Democratic Republic of the Congo	4,920	1938
Quetico Provincial Park	Canada (Northwestern Ontario)	4,760	1913
Staaten River National Park	Australia (Queensland)	4,700	1977
Oyala Thumotang National Park	Australia (Queensland)	4,570	1994
Cairngorms National Park	Scotland	4,528	2003
Kahurangi National Park	New Zealand	4,520	1996
Drysdale River National Park	Australia (Western Australia)	4,483	1974
Katavi National Park	Tanzania	4,471	1974
Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park	Australia (Tasmania)	4,570	1908
Los Glaciares National Park	Argentina	4,459	1981
Vuntut National Park	Canada (Yukon)	4,345	1995
Taman Negara National Park	Malaysia	4,343	1938
Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park	Republic of Congo	4,000	1993
ROSCI0227 - Sighisoara, Tarnava Mare, Podisul Hartibaciului	Romania	3,600	2008

Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) and International Peace Parks

As the need for larger expanses of protected land grows, governments of various countries have recently made efforts to inscribe protected areas that are multiple times larger than ever before. These parks have been established under a couple different definitions: Transfrontier Conservation Areas (southern Africa) and International Peace Parks (North America and Europe). The focus of these parks is to remove international borders within protected areas that would impede the migration of large mammal herds. Another primary reason for the creation of these parks is to help boost eco-tourism by allowing tourists to cross international borders to experience larger, more primeval wilderness without political borders and legal concerns. The inception of these parks has increased the land areas of many of Africa's most prolific parks (such as Kruger and Chobe), and will allow greater herds of large land mammals to migrate in more natural settings. In southern Africa these parks have been jump-started by the Peace Parks Foundation. These Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs, also known as Transfrontier Parks) are either in the finishing stages of political evaluation or beginning their delineation processes. TFCAs with preliminary geographic itineraries have been included here under the new name and area size of the designated TFCA. TFCAs still in early planning stages have not been listed here as a conglomerate. The Peace Parks Foundation include a list of all initiated and planned TFCAs as orchestrated by them, with goals for similar parks to be started in other regions of Africa in the future.

The Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area is still undergoing a delineation process between the governments of the five countries, hopefully coming to completion by the end of 2010. The parks listed are provisional geographic boundaries initially set forth by representatives from the countries. For more information visit Peace Parks Foundation.

International Peace Park is a designation used in similar fashion for a couple parks in North America and Europe that have turned their geographic focus in the same direction. The two most prominent of these parks are the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park on the border of the United States and Canada and the Balkans Peace Park connecting pristine tracts of wilderness in Albania, Kosovo, and Serbia and Montenegro.

Park definitions to be included

This list is not restricted to National Parks, and includes all protected areas inscribed at the national level. This includes Game Reserves, Game Preserves, Wilderness Areas, National Monuments, National Preserves, Special Reserves, Safari Areas, Strict Forest Reserves, and also cultural lands under the protection of the national government that do not possess a protected area name (example: the Senge Communial Land Area in Kenya that will join the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park). Protected areas not inscribed at the national level (such as State Parks and Provincial Parks) are not included except for those being inscribed into a larger protected area. Parks are not listed individually if they make up a portion of a confirmed mega-park's inception.