🌐 Miankaleh

Iran · Asia · Biosphere Reserve · 36.50°N, 53.65°E

Miyānkāle peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula in Behshahr County of Māzandarān Province in the north of Iran situated in the extreme south-eastern part of the Caspian Sea. The elongate peninsula is 48 kilometres long, and between 1.3 and 3.2 kilometres wide.

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Quick facts

Country	Iran
Continent / region	Asia
Protection type	🌐 Biosphere Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	36.50°N, 53.65°E · view on map

Miankaleh is a biosphere reserve in Iran, in Asia. The details of why Miankaleh is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More protected areas in Iran

Sorkheh Hesar National Park · Urmia Lake · Arasbaran · Köpet Dag · Khar Turan National Park · Hamun Lake · Mangrove forests of Qeshm · Golestan National Park · Kavir National Park · Urmia Lake National Park.

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