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Vitim Nature Reserve
Nature reserve in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vitim Nature Reserve (Russian: Витимский заповедник) (also Vitimsky) is a Russian 'zapovednik' (strict nature reserve) in the mountains 400 km northeast of Lake Baikal in the Irkutsk region of Siberia. It covers the upper reaches of the Vitim River, a left tributary of the Lena River. The reserve protects a wide variety high-altitude, continental climate flora and fauna complexes: larch taiga, cedar thickets, mountain tundra, and sub-alpine meadows of the Delyun-Uran and Kodar Mountains. The reserve is located in the southeast of the Bodaybinsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, 150 km east of the regional city of Bodaybo.[1][2] It was formally established in 1982, and covers 585,838 ha (2,261.93 sq mi).
Vitim Nature Reserve | |
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Russian: Витимский заповедник (Also: Vitimsky) | |
![]() Eastern side of Kodar Ridge; Looking towards Vitim reserve | |
Location | Irkutsk Oblast |
Nearest city | Bodaybo |
Coordinates | 57°12′10″N 116°48′28″E |
Area | 585,838 hectares (1,447,637 acres; 2,262 sq mi) |
Established | 1982 (1982) |
Governing body | Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russia) |
Website | http://www.vitimskiy.ru// |