List of protected areas established in 2012

Below is a list (in the form of a statistical table) of the protected areas that were officially established as such in the year of 2012. The table contains each place's/park's/monument's name, country in which the corresponding place/park/monument is located, and the total approximate area that the corresponding place/park/monument covers.

For United States National Park Service units, they are listed by acres, rather than by hectares.

Name of place/park/monument Country in which the place/park/monument is locatedTotal approximate area that the place/park/monument covers (ha) Cesar E. Chavez National Monument United States (US) 42 Chimney Rock National Monument United States (US) 1,913 Fort Ord National Monument United States (US) 5,929 Fulufjellet National Park Norway 82,500 Limmen National Park Australia 1,000,000 Naats'ihch'oh National Park Reserve Canada 485,000 Ntokou-Pikounda National Park Republic of Congo 4,572 Olympic Park, London United Kingdom (UK) Unknown

See also 2012 in the environment

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