Karadag Nature Reserve

Karadag Nature Reserve
Ukrainian: Карадазький природний заповідник
Russian: Карадагский природный заповедник
Karadag Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Karadag Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Karadag Nature Reserve
Location in Crimea
LocationUkraine (de jure) /
Russia (de facto)
Nearest cityFeodosia
Coordinates44°56′09″N 35°13′59″E / 44.93583°N 35.23306°E / 44.93583; 35.23306
Area2,874 hectares (7,102 acres; 29 km2; 11 sq mi)
Established1979
Governing bodyMinistry of Science and Higher Education / Russian Academy of Sciences
Websitehttp://karadag.com.ru/
Official nameAquatic-cliff complex of Karadag
Designated29 July 2004
Reference no.1394[1]
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Karadag Nature Reserve (Ukrainian: Карадазький природний заповідник, Russian: Карадагский природный заповедник) is a protected nature reserve that covers a portion of the southeast coast of the Crimean peninsula. Encompassing mountains, forest-steppe, shoreline and marine areas, Karadag is an area of high biodiversity and the subject of much scientific study throughout the past 100 years. It supports a high number of Crimea's endemic species, and important bird colonies. The reserve is 36 km southwest of the city of Feodosia, and is currently administered by the Russian Academy of Sciences.[2]

  1. ^ "Aquatic-cliff complex of Karadag". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Karadag Nature Reserve" (in Ukrainian). Official Reserve Website. Retrieved June 18, 2019.