Nouragues Nature Reserve

Nouragues Nature Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
LocationFrench Guiana, France
Nearest cityRégina
Coordinates4°05′08″N 52°40′54″W / 4.0855°N 52.6818°W / 4.0855; -52.6818
Area1,000 km2 (390 sq mi)
Established18 December 1995
Governing bodyNational Forests Office
WebsiteNouragues.fr (in French)

Nouragues Nature Reserve is a French nature reserve in French Guiana created in 1995. It protects 1,000 square kilometres (390 sq mi) of tropical rainforest in the communes of Régina and Roura.

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