Zaybaykalsky National Park | |
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Russian: Забайкальский (Also: Trans-Baikal) | |
Location | Buryatia |
Nearest city | Ulan-Ude |
Coordinates | 53°43′N 109°13′E / 53.717°N 109.217°E |
Area | 269,000 hectares (664,713 acres; 1,039 sq mi) |
Established | 1986 |
Governing body | Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russia) |
Website | http://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]