Great Arctic State Nature Reserve
- Great Arctic State Nature Reserve
The Great Arctic State Nature Reserve (Russian: Большой Арктический государственный природный заповедник) is a nature reserve in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. With an area of km2 to mi2|41692|precision=0, it is the largest reserve of Russia and Europe, also one of the largest in the world.
It was founded on May 11, 1993 by Resolution No.431 of the Government of the Russian Federation. The Nature Reserves in Russia are known as "zapovedniks".
The Kara Sea Islands section of the Great Arctic State Nature Reserve has a surface of km2 to mi2|4000|precision=-2. It includes the Nordenskiöld Archipelago, the Sergei Kirov Islands, the Voronina Island, the Izvestiy TSIK Islands, the Arkticheskiy Institut Islands, the Sverdrup Island, the Uedineniya Island and a number of smaller islands. This section represents rather fully the natural and biological diversity of Arctic Sea islands of the eastern part of the Kara Sea.
Many animals and plants are meant to thrive within the Great Arctic State Nature Reserve without human disturbance. Among the animals that are protected by this Zapovednik, some of the most important are the polar bear, the arctic fox, the snowy owl, the reindeer and the beluga.
References
*Nature Reserve: [http://www.bigarctic.ru/Eng]
*Photos: [http://www.bigarctic.ru/Photo/index_eng.htm]
*BOLSHOI ARKTICHESKIY STATE NATURE RESERVE: [http://www.unep-wcmc.org/protected_areas/categories/eng/ex-i.pdf]
External links
*Wild Russia: [http://www.wild-russia.org/] & [http://www.wild-russia.org/bioregion1/Great_Arctic/arctic.htm] (Includes a map and pictures)
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