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Location |
The park is located right in the heart of the Kamchatka peninsula and consists of mountainous areas as well as of parts of the western lowlands. Esso is located at a height of 500 m. |
Foundation |
The park was founded in 1995. |
Surface area |
1.325.000 ha - the biggest nature park on Kamchatka and one of the biggest protected areas in the Russian Federation. |
Protective status |
Since 1996 - UNESCO world nature heritage |
Aims |
Connecting people, nature and culture; environmental education; preservation of reindeer pastures as well as reindeer breeding; developing of touristic infrastrucure; carrying out of environmental monitoring, scientific research; protection of nature and species. |
Special features |
Volcanoes, meadows, tundra, valleys, hot thermal springs, a big diversity of landscape types as well as species - the park is like a small scale model of Kamchatka. |
Highest volcano |
Ichinsky - 3607 m |
Settlements |
Esso (2.000 inhabitants), Anavgai (ca. 650 inhabitants) |
Mammals |
Brown bear, snow sheep, lynx, sable, fox, otter, reindeer, marmot, moose and many more. |
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