Taimyrski Sapowednik
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Taimyr-Sapowednik
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| location | Taimyrski (Dolgano-Nenezki) rajon , Krasnoyarsk region , Russia | |
| surface | 17.815 km² | |
| WDPA ID | 1689 | |
| Geographical location | 73 ° 57 ' N , 99 ° 1' E | |
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| Sea level | from 0 m to 575 m | |
| Setup date | February 23, 1979 | |
| administration | Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment | |
The Taimyrski Sapowednik ( Russian Таймырский государственный природный биосферный заповедник ) is a nature reserve in the north of the Russian Krasnoyarsk region . Its establishment took place on the decision of the Council of Ministers of the Russian Federal Socialist Soviet Republic of February 23, 1979. The Taimyrski Sapowednik is one of the largest nature reserves in Russia comprises four separate areas on the Taimyr Peninsula . In 1995 it received the status of a biosphere reserve from UNESCO .
description
The Siberian Taimyr Peninsula is the northernmost mainland on earth. It separates the Kara Sea on its west side from the Laptev Sea in the east. It is crossed from southwest to northeast by the Byrranga Mountains , some of which are glaciated in its higher elevations . To the south of this low mountain range lies the North Siberian lowlands .
The core zone of the Sapowednik consists of four separate areas with a total area of 17,815 km². In addition, there is the 9,378 km² “Bikada” protected area, which was created in 1975 to resettle musk oxen , which have since multiplied. The main area with an area of 13,240.42 km² lies in the tundra on the border between the Byrranga Mountains and the North Siberian lowlands. It extends from the western edge of the Taimyrsee about 200 km to the southwest over the relatively flat land characterized by moraines south of the Upper Taimyra to the confluence of the Logata . The part to the north of the Upper Taimyra lies in the Byrranga Mountains and contains the 112 m deep Loewinson-Lessing Lake . The 156 km² area of Ary-Mas on a higher river terrace of the Nowa contains the world's northernmost forest of Dahurian larches . The Lukunski area (90.55 km²) lies in a floodplain of the Khatanga . It was not until 1994 that the reserve was expanded to include the 4,332 km² Arktitscheski area on the Maria-Prontschishschewa Bay of the Laptev Sea . The area includes the Protschishchev Lake and 370 km² of sea surface. It has the character of a polar desert .
climate
The Sapovednik has a sub-arctic-continental climate. The mean July temperature in the southern part is 12.3 ° C, at Lake Taimyr 6.5 ° C and at Maria-Prontschishschewa-Bay in the north 4 ° C. In contrast, the mean temperature in January is −30 to −40 ° C. The annual rainfall is 200 to 300 mm, with August and September being the wettest months.
fauna
There is a colony of the Laptev walrus of about 1200 animals on Maria Prontschishcheva Bay . The Arctic region is also a breeding ground for 40 to 50 polar bears and a breeding ground for rare sea birds . Reindeer and arctic foxes are primarily found in the central tundra area . Of breeding birds which are red-breasted goose , the bean goose and the peregrine falcon found.
Web links
- Taimyrski Sapowednik on the "Protected Areas of Russia" website (in Russian)
- Taimyrski Sapowednik at the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Information on Taimyrski Sapowednik on the website “Protected Areas of Russia”, accessed on December 3, 2016 (Russian).
- ↑ a b c General information at www.zapoved.ru, accessed on November 29, 2016 (Russian).
- ↑ Order No. 1087-р of the Government of the Russian Federation of June 9, 1994, accessed November 29, 2016 (Russian).
- ↑ Characteristics of Taimyrski Sapowednik on www.zapoved.ru, accessed on November 29, 2016 (Russian).
- ↑ Taymyr (Dolgan-Nenets) Autonomous Okrug . In: Mark Nuttall (Ed.): Encyclopedia of the Arctic . tape 3 . Routledge, New York and London 2003, ISBN 1-57958-436-5 , pp. 2007 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search).