Yugansky Nature Reserve

Yugansky Nature Reserve
Russian: Юганский заповедник
(Also: )
Yugansky Zapovednik
Map showing the location of Yugansky Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Yugansky Nature Reserve
Location of Reserve
LocationKhanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Nearest cityUgut
Coordinates59°32′21″N 74°37′48″E / 59.53917°N 74.63000°E / 59.53917; 74.63000
Area648,636 hectares (1,602,814 acres; 2,504 sq mi)
Established1982 (1982)
Governing bodyMinistry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russia)
Websitehttp://ugansky.ru/

Yugansky Nature Reserve (Russian: Юганский) (also ) is a Russian 'zapovednik' (strict ecological reserve) in the basin of the Bolshoy Yugan River, a left tributary of the Ob River. The reserve is in the central part of the West Siberian Plain, in the southern part of the Middle Ob lowlands. It is situated in the Surgutsky District of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, about 500 km due north of the city of Omsk. The reserve was created in 1982, and covers an area of 648,636 ha (2,504.40 sq mi).[1][2]

  1. ^ "Yugansky Zapovednik (Official Site)" (in Russian). Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russia). Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Yugansky Zapovednik" (in Russian). Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russia). Retrieved January 21, 2016.