Shantar Islands National Park
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Shantar Islands National Park
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| location | Khabarovsk region | |
| surface | 515,000 ha | |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 0 ′ N , 137 ° 30 ′ E | |
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| Setup date | 2014 | |
The Shantar Islands National Park ( Russian Национа́льный парк “Шанта́рские острова́” ) is a national park on the Shantar Islands in the Far East of Russia .
properties
He was expelled in 2014 by a decree from Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev . The area of the national park comprises 241,000 hectares of land and 274,000 hectares of sea, which are habitat for bowhead whales and Pacific gray whales . The rivers and streams of the islands are spawning waters for salmon, among other things. In addition, many endangered bird species live in the national park, including the giant fish owl , the giant sea eagle and the sickle grouse .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Conservation successes worldwide in 2014. WWF Germany , December 23, 2014, accessed on July 11, 2016 .