Opuk Nature Reserve | |
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Ukrainian: Опуцький природний заповідник | |
Location | Crimea |
Nearest city | Kerch |
Coordinates | 45°01′50″N 36°11′10″E / 45.03056°N 36.18611°E |
Area | 1,592 hectares (3,934 acres; 16 km2; 6 sq mi) |
Established | 1998 |
Governing body | Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (Ukraine) (de jure) Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russia) (de facto) |
Website | http://opuk.com.ua/index_en.html |
Opuk Nature Reserve (Ukrainian: Опуцький природний заповідник) is a protected nature reserve located on the southern coast of the Kerch Peninsula on the Black Sea. It is centered on a limestone massif (Opuk (mountain)) rising from the kerch plains, and a salt lake (Lake Koiaske). The site is a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance.[1][2]