Back Кронок ҡурсаулығы Bashkir Краноцкі дзяржаўны прыродны біясферны запаведнік Byelorussian Kronocká přírodní rezervace Czech Кроноцки патшалăх биосфера заповедникĕ CV Kronozki-Naturreservat German Reserva natural Kronotski Spanish ذخیرهگاه طبیعی کرونوتسکی Persian Réserve naturelle de biosphère d'État de Kronotski French שמורת קרונוצקי HE Riserva naturale di Kronockij Italian
| Kronotsky Nature Reserve | |
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 Uzon caldera | |
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| Location | Kamchatka |
| Nearest city | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (230 km SW) |
| Coordinates | 54°55′31″N 160°32′25″E / 54.92528°N 160.54028°E |
| Area | 11,421 km² |
| Established | 1882 / 1934 |
Kronotsky (Кроноцкий) Nature Reserve (also: Kronotsky Biosphere Zapovednik) is a Russian zapovednik (strict nature reserve) reserved for the study of natural sciences in the remote Russian Far East, on the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula.[1] It was created in 1934 and its current boundary contains an area of 10,990 km2 (4,240 sq mi).[1] The largest lake in the reserve is Lake Kronotskoye, which covers an area of 246 square kilometres (95 sq mi).[2] It also has Russia's only geyser basin, plus several mountain ranges with numerous volcanoes, both active and extinct. Due to its often-harsh climate and its mix of volcanoes and geysers, it is frequently described as the Land of Fire and Ice.[3]
Kronotsky is mainly accessible only to scientists, plus approximately 3,000 tourists annually who pay a fee equivalent to US$700 to travel by helicopter for a single day's visit.[3] It is part of Volcanoes of Kamchatka, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[4]
- ^ a b Kronotsky Nature Reserve at the Encyclopædia Britannica
- ^ Izmaylova, A. V. Кроноцкое озеро. Water of Russia (in Russian). Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ a b Quammen, David (2009) Fragile Russian Wilderness: The Kronotsky Nature Reserve Is Best Appreciated From Afar Archived 2009-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, National Geographic, p.62, January 2009, Vol. 215, No.1
- ^ Wild Russia: Centre For Nature Conservation website, retrieved 2009-03-11
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