| Kaniv Nature Reserve | |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian: Канівський природний заповідник | |
 Kaniv Nature Reserve | |
  Location of Reserve | |
| Location | Cherkasy Oblast |
| Nearest city | Kaniv |
| Coordinates | 49°44′40″N 31°27′21″E / 49.74444°N 31.45583°E |
| Area | 2,027 hectares (5,009 acres; 20 km2; 8 sq mi) |
| Established | 1923 |
| Governing body | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv |
| Website | http://kanivbiosfera.at.ua/ |
Kaniv Nature Reserve (Ukrainian: Канівський природний заповідник) is a protected nature reserve of Ukraine that covers a portion of the right bank of the Dnieper River, and two floodplain islands in the river itself. The reserve is in the center of Ukraine, along the northeast edge of the Dnieper Upland. It was created to protect valuable forest-steppe and floodplain habitat. The site is known for an abundance of archaeological sites left by cultures back to the Paleolithic.[1] The reserve is a unit of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, and is located in Cherkasy Oblast.[1]
- ^ a b "Kaniv Nature Reserve" (in Ukrainian). Official Reserve Website. Retrieved June 18, 2019.