Bastak Nature Reserve

Bastak Nature Reserve
Russian: Бастак заповедник
(Also: Bastack)
Bastak Zapovednik
Map showing the location of Bastak Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Bastak Nature Reserve
Location of Reserve
LocationJewish Autonomous Oblast
Nearest cityBirobidzhan
Coordinates48°56′37″N 133°7′13″E / 48.94361°N 133.12028°E / 48.94361; 133.12028
Area91,375 hectares (225,793 acres; 353 sq mi)
Established1997 (1997)
Governing bodyMinistry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russia)
Websitehttp://www.bastak-eao.ru/

Bastak Nature Reserve (Russian: Бастак заповедник) (also Bastack) is a Russian 'zapovednik' (strict nature reserve) located in the Amur River basin in the Russian Far East. The reserve's territory covers the south-eastern spurs Bureya Range and the northern outskirts of the Sredneamurskaya lowlands. The reserve is situated in about 10 km north of the city of Birobidzhan in the Birobidzhansky District, and is the only national reserve in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast.[1][2]

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