Chikoy National Park
| Chikoy National Park | |
|---|---|
| Чикой (Russian) | |
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
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Chikoy National Park | |
  Location of Park | |
| Location | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Nearest city | Anadyr |
| Coordinates | 49°46′N 110°18′E / 49.767°N 110.300°ECoordinates: 49°46′N 110°18′E / 49.767°N 110.300°E |
| Area | 666,468 hectares (1,646,878 acres; 6,665 km2; 2,573 sq mi) |
| Established | 2014 |
| Governing body | Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russia) |
Chikoy National Park (Russian: Чикой, национальный парк) was officially created in 2014, on the mountain-steppe border region of south-central Siberia and Mongolia. It is in the Krasnochikoysky District of the Zabaykalsky ("Trans-Baikal") administrative region of Russia. This places the park about 250 miles southeast of Lake Baikal, on the edge of the Lake Baikal ecoregion. The stated purpose for creating the park is the "preservation of unique natural complexes in the upper reaches of the river Chikoy".[1] While tourism and sport fishing will be encouraged, hunting and roads will be prohibited.[2]
The park is in the transition zone between the Siberian taiga to the north and Mongolian steppe to the south. The area is one of pine forests, mountain steppe, and alpine meadows. This is part of the "Daurian Forest Steppe ecoregion.[3][4] The park will be zoned for both natural protection and recreation.
See also
References
- ↑ "Chikoy National Park (in Russian)". Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Chikoy Sets Protection Against Poachers". BBC. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Daurian Forest Steppe Ecoregion". World Wildlife Fund.
- ↑ "Daurian Forest Steppe Ecoregion". Encyclopedia of the Earth. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
