Komsomolsk Nature Reserve | |
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Russian: Комсомольский заповедник (Also: Komsomolsky) | |
Location | Khabarovsk Krai |
Nearest city | Komsomolsk-on-Amur |
Coordinates | 50°48′36″N 137°43′9″E / 50.81000°N 137.71917°E |
Area | 64,278 hectares (158,834 acres; 248 sq mi) |
Established | 1963 |
Governing body | Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russia) |
Komsomolsk Nature Reserve (Russian: Комсомольский заповедник) (also Komsomolsky) is a Russian 'zapovednik' (strict ecological reserve), encompassing the confluence of the Gorin River and the Amur River in the Russian Far East. The reserve protects a meeting zone of multiple ecoregions in the lower Amur, including the northernmost reach of Manchurian taiga. It is located about 50 km downstream (east) of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, in the Komsomolsky District of Khabarovsk Krai. The reserve was created in 1963, and covers an area of 64,278 ha (248.18 sq mi).[1][2]