Barsa-Kelmes Nature Reserve

Barsa-Kelmes Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Barsa-Kelmes Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Barsa-Kelmes Nature Reserve
LocationKyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan
Coordinates45°38′07″N 59°54′30″E / 45.63528°N 59.90833°E / 45.63528; 59.90833
Area160 826 ha
Established1939
Official nameCold Winter Deserts of Turan
TypeNatural
Criteriaix, x
Designated2023 (45th session)
Reference no.1693[1]

Barsa-Kelmes Nature Reserve (Kazakh: Барсакелмес мемлекеттік табиғи қорығы, Barsakelmes memlekettık tabiği qoryğy) is a wildlife refuge on the former island of Barsa-Kelmes in Kyzylorda Region of Kazakhstan, in Central Asia.

It was founded in 1939.[2] The island on which the reserve is situated is in the Aral Sea. Its territory is around 300 square kilometres. Some 250 species of plants constitute its flora. Its fauna numbers 56 species of animals, and includes, among others, the Transcaspian wild ass, goitered gazelle, corsac fox, and Eurasian wolf. There are 203 bird species in the area.

References

  1. ^ "Cold Winter Deserts of Turan". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  2. ^ Барсакельмесский заповедник, Great Soviet Encyclopedia


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