Vodlozero National Park

Vodlozero National Park and Nature Reserve in the Republic of Karelia, designated as a national park by the government of Russia, covers covers some 5,800 km², including 6,000 km² of undisturbed wetland taiga and is the second largest national park in Europe after Yugyd Va National Park. The main attraction is Lake Vygozero. [cite web
author=
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url=http://www.sll.fi/mpe/vodla/VodlaGeneralInfo.html
title=Vodlozero National Park Karelia-Arkhangelsk Region
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accessdate=2008-02-05] In 1996 it was considered for inclusion as a World Heritage Site but was declined. [cite web
author=
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url=http://www.russia.com/nature-reserves/vodlozero/
title=Vodlozero National Park - A National Treasure|publisher=www.russia.com
accessdate=2008-02-05] The reason for the declination was that it was not a "natural" site. Currently, it is being resubmitted under the criteria of a "cultural landscape." [cite web
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url=http://www.greenpeace.org/russia/en/campaigns/world-natural-heritage/vodlozero-national-park
title=Vodlozero National Park|publisher=Greenpeace
accessdate=2008-02-05]

ee also

*Lake Vygozero

Footnotes

External links

* [http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/hpg/envis/doc-russia-wh.html Russia's First World Heritage Site]