Zabaykalsky National Park

Zaybaykalsky National Park
Russian: Забайкальский
(Also: Trans-Baikal)
Chivyrkur Bay, Buryatia
Map showing the location of Zaybaykalsky National Park
Map showing the location of Zaybaykalsky National Park
Location of Park
LocationBuryatia
Nearest cityUlan-Ude
Coordinates53°43′N 109°13′E / 53.717°N 109.217°E / 53.717; 109.217
Area269,000 hectares (664,713 acres; 1,039 sq mi)
Established1986 (1986)
Governing bodyMinistry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russia)
Websitehttp://zapovednoe-podlemorye.ru/

Zaybaykalsky National Park (Russian: Забайкальский национальный парк) (in English, "Trans-Baikal") covers the middle section of the eastern shore of Lake Baikal, the west slope of the Barguzin mountains to the east, the Ushkany Islands, and the only large peninsula on the lake, Svyatoy Nos ("Holy Nose"). Of the 2,690 km2 (1,040 sq mi) of the park, 38.8 km2 are protected water areas of the lake itself.[1]

  1. ^ "Zaybaybalsky National Park (Official Park Site)" (in Russian). FGBU Joint Directorate Barguzin State Nature Biosphere Reserve and the Trans-Baikal National Park. Retrieved January 27, 2016.