UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Ural Mountains, Komi Republic, Russia |
Includes | |
Criteria | Natural: (vii), (ix) |
Reference | 719 |
Inscription | 1995 (19th Session) |
Area | 2,645,800 ha (10,215 sq mi) |
Buffer zone | 650,000 ha (2,500 sq mi) |
Website | http://www.vfk.komi.com |
Coordinates | 63°37′33″N 58°57′9″E / 63.62583°N 58.95250°E |
The Virgin Komi Forests (Komi: Комилӧн вӧрзьӧдлытӧм вӧръяс, Russian: Де́вственные леса́ Ко́ми) is a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Northern Ural Mountains of the Komi Republic, Russia. At 32,800 km2 it is the largest virgin forest in Europe.