| Paanajärvi National Park | |
|---|---|
 Lake and forests in Paanajärvi National Park | |
| Location | Republic of Karelia, Russia |
| Area | 1,043.71 km2 (402.98 sq mi) |
| Established | 1992 |
| Website | http://parks.karelia.ru/paanajarvi/ http://oopt.info/paana/index.html |
Paanajärvi National Park is a Russian national park in the Loukhsky District of northwestern Republic of Karelia, in northwestern Russia.
The park was established in 1992. It has received a PAN Parks certificate.
Geography
Paanajärvi National Park is located in the Maanselka hills of Karelia Region, along the Finnish–Russian border, northern Europe.
It protects 1,043.71 square kilometres (402.98 sq mi) of pristine Scandinavian and Russian Taiga ecoregion forest habitats, lakes, and rivers. Nuorunen, the highest point of Karelia, is located in the park area.[1]
Oulanka National Park
Oulanka National Park is adjacent on the west along the border, within Finland, with contiguous protection of this Karelian Taiga habitat.
See also
- National parks of Russia
- National parks of Finland
- Taiga and boreal forests
References
External links
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