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Peipsiveere Nature Reserve

Coordinates: 58°22′51″N 27°19′06″E / 58.3808°N 27.3183°E / 58.3808; 27.3183
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Peipsiveere Nature Reserve
Emajõgi in the Emajõe Suursoo
Map showing the location of Peipsiveere Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Peipsiveere Nature Reserve
Map of Estonia
LocationTartu County, Estonia
Nearest cityTartu
Coordinates58°22′51″N 27°19′06″E / 58.3808°N 27.3183°E / 58.3808; 27.3183[1]
Area346.1 km2 (133.6 sq mi)
Established2013
Official nameEmajõe Suursoo Mire and Piirissaar Island
Designated5 June 1997
Reference no.906[2]

Peipsiveere Nature Reserve (Estonian: Peipsiveere looduskaitseala) is a nature reserve in Tartu County, Estonia, located around the estuary of the Emajõgi River, on the southwestern coast of Lake Peipus.

Peipsiveere Nature Reserve was established in 2013 by combining Piirissaare, Emajõe and Emajõe-Suursoo protected areas.[3]

References

  1. ^ http://register.keskkonnainfo.ee/envreg/main?reg_kood=KLO1000624&mount=view. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Emajõe Suursoo Mire and Piirissaar Island". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. ^ Berit-Helena Lano (2013-12-19). "Valitsus kiitis heaks nelja looduskaitseala kaitse-eeskirjad" (in Estonian). Estonian Ministry of Environment. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.