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Kiritappu Wetland
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Kiritappu Wetland (霧多布湿原, きりたっぷしつげん) is a 3,168ha. wetland area in Hamanaka-cho, Akkeshi District, Hokkaidō, Japan.[2] It is also called Wetland of flowers (花の湿原) because numerous flowers can be seen in summer.
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Quick Facts Designations, Ramsar Wetland ...
Designations | |
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Official name | Kiritappu-shitsugen |
Designated | 10 June 1993 |
Reference no. | 613[1] |
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Kiritappu wetland is the third largest wetland in Japan, following the Kushiro Shitsugen National Park and Sarobetsu field.
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The peatland in the center of Kiritappu wetland (803ha) was nominated as a natural treasure of Japan in 1922. In 1993, it was registered as one of the Ramsar sites.[3]
The local people founded a national trust in 2000, Kiritappu Shitsugen Trust N.P.O., and are making efforts to protect and preserve the wetland.[4]