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'''Kedrovaya Pad''' ({{lang-ru|Кедро́вая [[:ru:Падь|Падь]]}}, lit. ''[[Pinus koraiensis| |
'''Kedrovaya Pad''' ({{lang-ru|Кедро́вая [[:ru:Падь|Падь]]}}, lit. ''[[Pinus koraiensis|Korean Pine]] Valley'')<ref name="Prynn">{{cite book |first=David |last=Prynn |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SoAM4GvUsooC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Amur tiger |publisher= Russian Nature Press |date=2004 |page=25 }}</ref> is a [[nature reserve]] (''gosudarstvenny prirodny biosferny [[zapovednik]]'') on the territory of [[Khasansky District]] in the south of [[Primorsky Krai]], [[Russia]]. As of 2011, it occupies an area of {{convert|178.97|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}, about one thousandth of the total area of Primorsky Krai. |
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Kedrovaya Pad is at the coastal spurs of the [[Manchuria]]n mountains. The reserve's boundaries approach [[Barabashevka River]] (until 1973 Mongugay or Bolshoy Mongugay) in the northeast, and [[Narva River (Primorsky Krai)|Narva River]] (until 1973 Sidimi) in the southwest. In the southeast, the [[Far Eastern Railway]] separates it from [[Amur Bay]] which is less than 5 km away. In the northwest, the A189 ([[AH6]]) road separates it from the [[Chyornye Gory]] range, whose watershed defines the [[Sino-Russian relations since 1991|Sino-Russian]] border and is less than 20 km away. |
Kedrovaya Pad is at the coastal spurs of the [[Manchuria]]n mountains. The reserve's boundaries approach [[Barabashevka River]] (until 1973 Mongugay or Bolshoy Mongugay) in the northeast, and [[Narva River (Primorsky Krai)|Narva River]] (until 1973 Sidimi) in the southwest. In the southeast, the [[Far Eastern Railway]] separates it from [[Amur Bay]] which is less than 5 km away. In the northwest, the A189 ([[AH6]]) road separates it from the [[Chyornye Gory]] range, whose watershed defines the [[Sino-Russian relations since 1991|Sino-Russian]] border and is less than 20 km away. |
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Sukhorechensky Ridge covers the southern half of the reserve, reaching {{convert|692|m|ft|sp=us}} at Gora Uglovaya (or Zapretnaya) in the west. North of it, [[Kedrovaya River (Primorsky Krai)|Kedrovaya River]] forms a gorge as it flows east from its source in the western part of the reserve. |
[[Sukhorechensky Ridge]] covers the southern half of the reserve, reaching {{convert|692|m|ft|sp=us}} at Gora Uglovaya (or Zapretnaya) in the west. North of it, [[Kedrovaya River (Primorsky Krai)|Kedrovaya River]] forms a gorge as it flows east from its source in the western part of the reserve. |
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While some kind of nature protection measures have been in effect in the area since 1916,<ref name="Prynn" /> the reserve was officially established in 1925, making it the oldest nature reserve in the [[Russian Far East]].<ref name="WildRu">{{cite web |publisher=Wild-russia.org |url=http://www.wild-russia.org/bioregion13/13_KEDROVAYA-PAD/2_kedro.htm |title=Information about Kedrovaya Pad |author=Center for Russian Nature Conservation}}</ref> |
While some kind of nature protection measures have been in effect in the area since 1916,<ref name="Prynn" /> the reserve was officially established in 1925, making it the oldest nature reserve in the [[Russian Far East]].<ref name="WildRu">{{cite web |publisher=Wild-russia.org |url=http://www.wild-russia.org/bioregion13/13_KEDROVAYA-PAD/2_kedro.htm |title=Information about Kedrovaya Pad |author=Center for Russian Nature Conservation}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:47, 16 March 2018
43°05′N 131°30′E / 43.083°N 131.500°E
Kedrovaya Pad (Russian: Кедро́вая Падь, lit. Korean Pine Valley)[1] is a nature reserve (gosudarstvenny prirodny biosferny zapovednik) on the territory of Khasansky District in the south of Primorsky Krai, Russia. As of 2011, it occupies an area of 178.97 square kilometers (69.10 sq mi), about one thousandth of the total area of Primorsky Krai.
Kedrovaya Pad is at the coastal spurs of the Manchurian mountains. The reserve's boundaries approach Barabashevka River (until 1973 Mongugay or Bolshoy Mongugay) in the northeast, and Narva River (until 1973 Sidimi) in the southwest. In the southeast, the Far Eastern Railway separates it from Amur Bay which is less than 5 km away. In the northwest, the A189 (AH6) road separates it from the Chyornye Gory range, whose watershed defines the Sino-Russian border and is less than 20 km away.
Sukhorechensky Ridge covers the southern half of the reserve, reaching 692 meters (2,270 ft) at Gora Uglovaya (or Zapretnaya) in the west. North of it, Kedrovaya River forms a gorge as it flows east from its source in the western part of the reserve.
While some kind of nature protection measures have been in effect in the area since 1916,[1] the reserve was officially established in 1925, making it the oldest nature reserve in the Russian Far East.[2]
The nature of the reserve is unique in a sense that its high biodiversity represents an overlap of southern (subtropical forests) and northern (coniferous-broadleaf forests) species and animals.[3] Some of the species endemic to the area include the Siberian tiger, Amur leopard, and Asian black bear.[3]
References
- ^ a b Prynn, David (2004). Amur tiger. Russian Nature Press. p. 25.
- ^ Center for Russian Nature Conservation. "Information about Kedrovaya Pad". Wild-russia.org.
- ^ a b "Kedrovaya Pad. Biosphere Reserve Information". UNESCO.
External links
- Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment.ru: Official Kedrovaya Pad Nature Reserve website—Template:Ru icon
- Russian Academy of Sciences, Far Eastern Branch.ru: Kedrovaya Pad website
