Sarobetsu Plain

Sarobetsu-genya (サロベツ原野), derived from the Ainu sar (marsh) and pet (river),^[2] is a coastal plain and low-lying moor in northwestern Hokkaidō, Japan. With an area of approximately 20,000 ha or 200 km² (77 sq mi), it forms part of the Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park, and its wetlands are a Ramsar Site.^[3][4][5][6]

Sarobetsu-genya

Designations
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Sarobetsu-genya
Designated	8 November 2005
Reference no.	1555[1]

See also

• Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park
• Ramsar sites in Japan

References

1. "Sarobetsu-genya". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
2. Sutherland, Mary; Britton, Dorothy (1980). National Parks of Japan. Kodansha. pp. 229–31. ISBN 4-7700-1971-8.
3. "Introducing places of interest: Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
4. "Ramsar Sites in Japan - Sarobetsu-genya" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
5. "Rishi-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park". National Parks Foundation. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
6. "Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands - Sarobetsu-genya" (PDF). Wetlands International. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2011.