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| El Fondo | |
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 Natural Park of El Fondo as seen from Crevillent. | |
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| Location |  Spain |
| Coordinates | 38°10′55″N 0°45′9″W / 38.18194°N 0.75250°W |
| Area | 2.495 ha |
| Designation | Natural Park |
| Established | 12 December 1988 |
| Governing body | Generalitat Valenciana |
| Official name | Pantano de El Hondo |
| Designated | 5 December 1989 |
| Reference no. | 455[1] |
The El Fondo Natural Park (Valencian: Parc Natural del Fondo, Spanish: Parque Natural de El Hondo) is located within the municipal boundaries of Elche and Crevillent both of which are within the comarca (district) of Baix Vinalopó in the south of the Valencian Community in the east of Spain. Both the rivers Vinalopó and Segura discharge into the lagoons that form this park.
The park is included in the Ramsar convention list of protected wetlands and as a Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.[2] It has an area of 2,495 hectares and was declared a Natural Park by the Valencian government (Generalitat Valenciana) on 12 December 1988.
- ^ "Pantano de El Hondo". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "The Birds Directive". Environment. European Union.