Polistovsky Nature Reserve

Polistovsky Nature Reserve
Cranberry Bog, Polistovsky Reserve
Map showing the location of Polistovsky Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Polistovsky Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Polistovsky Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Polistovsky Nature Reserve
LocationRussia
Nearest cityNovorzhev
Coordinates57°10′15″N 30°33′25″E / 57.17083°N 30.55694°E / 57.17083; 30.55694
Area379.83 km2 (146.65 sq mi)[1]
EstablishedMay 25, 1994 (1994-05-25)
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Polistovsky Nature Reserve, Polistovsky Zapovednik (Russian: Полистовский заповедник) is a strict nature reserve (a zapovednik) in the northwest of Russia, located in Bezhanitsky and Loknyansky Districts of Pskov Oblast, in the Polist-Lovat Swamp System. The reserve is about 120 km southeast of the city of Pskov. It was formally established on May 25, 1994. Previously, it functioned as a zakaznik. The nature reserve is created to protect the raised bog ecosystems of the Northwestern Russia.[1]

  1. ^ a b Полистовский заповедник (in Russian). Особо охраняемые природные территории России. Retrieved 15 August 2012.