🦎 Kivach Nature Reserve

Russia · Europe · Nature Reserve · 62.30°N, 33.92°E

Kivach Nature Reserve is a Russian 'zapovednik' established in 1931 to study and protect taiga of the Republic of Karelia. The site includes the famous 10.4 meter Kivach waterfall on the Suna River. The reserve is situated about 20 km northwest of the town of Kondopoga in the Kondopozhsky District. It covers an area of 10,880 ha (42.0 sq mi).

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Quick facts

Country	Russia
Continent / region	Europe
Protection type	🦎 Nature Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	62.30°N, 33.92°E · view on map

Kivach Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Russia, in Europe. The details of why Kivach Nature Reserve is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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