Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve

Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve
Satellite picture of the Lena Delta
Location	Sakha Republic, Russia
Nearest city	Tiksi
Coordinates	73°0′0″N 127°0′0″E / 73.00000°N 127.00000°E / 73.00000; 127.00000Coordinates: 73°0′0″N 127°0′0″E / 73.00000°N 127.00000°E / 73.00000; 127.00000
Area	61,000 km² (23,552 sq mi)

The Malakatyn River, Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island.

Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve is a Zapovednik (“scientific nature reserve”) located in the delta of the Lena River in Sakha Republic, in the far north of eastern Siberia, Russia. It has a total land area of 61,000 square kilometres (23,552 sq mi), making it the largest protected area in Russia. The delta itself has a size of about 30,000 square kilometres (11,583 sq mi), making it one of the largest of the world. It protects large concentrations of birds, including swans, geese and ducks, loons, shorebirds, raptors and gulls. It is also an important fish spawning site. The Lena's main outlets are the Trofimov (70%), Bykov and Olenek. Nearby is the settlement of Tiksi, the administrative center of Bulunsky District, on the Bykov channel.

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Nature reserves of Russia (class Ia 'Zapovedniks')

Northwest	Kandalaksha Kerzhinski Kivach Kostomuksha Lapland Nizhnesvirsky Pasvik Pinezhsky Polistovsky Rdeysky

Central	Belogorye Bryansk Forest Central Forest Central Tsernozemsky Galichya Gora Kaluzhskiye Zaseki Khopyor Nurgush Oka Prioksko-Terrasny Voronezh Voronina

Southern	Astrakhan Bogdinsko-Baskunchakski Chyornye Zemli Rostov

North Caucasus	Caucasus Dagestan Erzi North Ossetia Teberda Kabardino-Balkarski

Volga	Basegi Bashkirski Mordovski Orenburg Pribolshky Les Prisurski Shaytan-Tay Shulgan-Tash Vishera Vosshko-Kamisky Yugansky Zhiguili

Urals	Denezhkin Kamen East Ural Ilmen Little Sosva Nenets Pechoro-Ilych South Ural Upper Taz Visim

Siberia	Altai Azas Baikalsky Barguzin Baykal-Lena Central Siberia Dauriya Dzherginsky Great Arctic Gydan Katun Khakasski Kuznetsk Alatau Putorana Sayano-Shushenski Sokhondo Stolby Taymyr Tigirekskiy Tunguska Ubsunur Hollow Vitim

Far East	Bastak Bolon Bolshekhekhtsirsky Botcha Bureya Dalnevostochny Morskoy Darwin Dzhugdzursky Kedrovaya Pad Khanka Khingan Komandor Komsomolsk Koryak Kronotsky Kurils Lazovski Lena Delta Magadan Nora Olyokma Poronaysky Sikhote-Alin Ussurisky Wrangel Island Zeya

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