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text: List of Ramsar sites in Russia
List of Ramsar sites in Russia

Ramsar sites are natural locations under the protection of the Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands. As of March 2013 there were 35 Ramsar sites in Russia, totalling an area of 103,237.67 km2. The first Russian sites registered in the Ramsar Convention, on 11 October 1976 (during the Soviet era), were Kandalaksha Bay Lake Khanka and the Volga River delta.
Name Location Area ( km ) Wetland Type ( s ) * Other Des Description
Area between the Pura River & Mokoritto River Taymyria 72°32′N 85°30′E / 72.533°N 85.500°E / 72.533 ; 85.500 ( Pura River ) Borders ( PP ) 11,250 Vt , Tp , O , Ts , M , N ( PDF ) IBA Hilly plains with diverse network of streams , rivers and lakes distinguish this area from surrounding flat tundra in the central Russian Arctic , in Taymyr Autonomous Okrug . Overlaps the Purinsky Zakaznik . Supports the vulnerable Red-breasted Goose . RAMSAR map ( pdf )
Beryozovye Islands Leningrad Oblast 60°19′48″N 28°33′36″E / 60.33000°N 28.56000°E / 60.33000 ; 28.56000 ( Beryozovye Islands ) Borders ( IBA ) 120 G , A , D ( PDF ) IBA Birch Islands , on the north coast of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea , on the southeast of Vyborg Bay . 300,000 to 500,000 birds migrate through in the spring - gulls , ducks , geese and swans . Indented shores with many inlets . Ramsar wetland type classifications : G , A , D . ( PDF )
Brekhovsky Islands Taymyr Autonomous Okrug 70°30′N 82°45′E / 70.500°N 82.750°E / 70.500 ; 82.750 ( Brekhovsky Islands in the Yenisei delta ) Borders ( PP ) 14,000 L , Ts , U , W , O , M ( PDF ) IBA Brekhovsky Islands in the Yenisei estuary ; wetlands and tundra in northern Siberia . Habitat for whitefish ( Coregonus ) and the endangered Siberian sturgeon ( Acipenser baerii )
Chany Lake Novosibirsk Oblast 55°2′N 77°40′E / 55.033°N 77.667°E / 55.033 ; 77.667 ( Chany Lakes ) Borders ( PP ) 3,648 Q , O , R , Tp , M ( PDF )  Chany Lake area is a network of Lacustrine plain wetlands characteristic of West Siberian forest-steppe . Enclosed fresh water systems , 100 km north of Kazakhstan border . Mire , meadows , reedbeds , forest-steppe floral communities
Gorbita River Delta Taymyria 73°00′00″N 94°55′00″E / 73.00000°N 94.91667°E / 73.00000 ; 94.91667 ( Gorbita River Delta ) Borders ( IBA ) 750 Vt , Tp , O , Ts , M , N ( PDF ) IBA Lower valley of the Gorbita River , and adjacent mire complex . Important breeding ground for geese on the Taymyr Peninsula
Islands in Ob River Estuary Yamalo-Nenetsia 66°40′N 70°58′E / 66.667°N 70.967°E / 66.667 ; 70.967 ( Islands in Ob River ) Borders ( PP ) 1,280 F ( PDF )  Large floodplain islands where the Ob River opens to Ob Gulf ; the Kara Sea is still 500 km to the north . 40% of the islands surfaces are covered with temporary bodies of water ( sors ) . Breeding birds with a density of 500 to 2,000 birds per 10 km2 . One of the world 's richest habitats for whitefish
Islands in Onega Bay , White Sea Karelia 64°56′N 35°10′E / 64.933°N 35.167°E / 64.933 ; 35.167 ( Islands in Onega Bay ) Borders ( PP ) 36 A , D , E , U , Xp ( PDF ) IBA Kuzov Islands at the mouth of Onega Bay , the southernmost bay of the White Sea , 150 km west of Arkhangelsk . The islands are rocky and of glacial origin , covered in dward forests with stunted pine-birch communities , crowberry , moss and lichen . Supports rare plant and bird species , including the near-threatened Razorbill ( Alca torda ) , and the Black guillemot ( Cepphus grylle )
Kama - Bakaldino Mires Nizhny Novgorod Oblast 56°24′N 45°20′E / 56.400°N 45.333°E / 56.400 ; 45.333 ( Kama-Bakaldino Mires ) Borders ( PP ) 2,265 U , Xp , O ( PDF )  Located just north of the Volga River as it flows east , 100 km east of Nizhny-Novgorod . The largest peatland south of the northern European taiga zone . Bogs , fens , raised mires , streams and other wetlands intermixed with stands of pine , birch , and aspen . Important stopover sight for migrating birds
Kandalaksha Bay Murmansk Oblast 66°46′0″N 33°8′0″E / 66.76667°N 33.13333°E / 66.76667 ; 33.13333 ( Kandalaksha Bay ) Borders ( PP ) 2,080 A , B , G , D , H ( PDF ) IBA The northwestern bay of the White Sea , Kandalaksha divides the Kola peninsula from Karelia . Over 850 rocky islands dot the shallow waters , whose rich benthic ( sediment-dwelling ) sealife support large flocks of migratory waterfowl . Much of the upper bay is protected by the Kandalaksha Nature Reserve , which was formed in 1932 to protect the Sea duck
Karaginsky Island Kamchatka Krai 58°47′N 163°52′E / 58.783°N 163.867°E / 58.783 ; 163.867 ( Karaginsky Island ) Borders ( PP ) 1,936 A , D , F , G , E , M , O ( PDF ) IBA Karaginsky is a 2,404 km2 island located 40 km east of the northeast coast of the Kamchatka peninsula in the western Bering Sea . The island is covered with elfin forests ( stunted birch and dwarf pine ) , meadows , and low-bush alpine tundra . The numerous bays and inlets support large populations of diving ducks , gulls , terns , and cormorants ; the island is on an important migration route for sea birds
Khingano-Arkharinskaya Lowland Amur Oblast 49°10′N 130°0′E / 49.167°N 130.000°E / 49.167 ; 130.000 ( Khingano ) Borders ( PP ) 2,000 Ts , Tp , O , M ( PDF ) IBA A wet forest-steppe ( prairie ) ecosystem along the Amur River on the Russian/Chinese border in the Russian Far East , between the Bureya River and the Khingan River . The landscape is an extensive floodplain , with streams , oxbow lakes , marshes , and other wetlands . Grass meadows and reed-beds are extensive , supporting aquatic wildlife that attracts migratory waterfowl ( ducks , geese ) . A large portion is protected by the Khingan Nature Reserve
Kuban River Delta : Akhtaro-Grivenskaya group of limans Krasnodar Krai 44°50′N 38°30′E / 44.833°N 38.500°E / 44.833 ; 38.500 ( Kuban River Delta ) Borders ( PP ) 846 F , O , Q , J , Ts , M , 6 , 1 , 3 , 4 , 2 , 9 . ( PDF ) IBA Extensive delta of the Kuban River and adjacent areas to the Protoka River , on the southeast coast of the Sea of Azov in the southwest of Russia . The land forms are bars and islands of fluvial sediments ( limans ) in brackish water . Because of the wide variety of wetland types ( including freshwater , brackish , and saline areas ) , there is abundant aquatic life . This supports very large populations of migratory waterfowl ( 1 - 12 million per year ) , and large breeding colonies ( 500,000 individuals )
Kurgalsky Peninsula Leningrad Oblast 44°50′N 38°30′E / 44.833°N 38.500°E / 44.833 ; 38.500 ( Kurgalsky Peninsula ) Borders ( PP ) 650 A , U , O , E , D ( PDF ) IBA The Kurgalsky peninsula is located 125 km west of St. Petersburg on the south shore of the Gulf of Finland ; it borders Estonia to the south . The site is surrounded by shallow waters , and covered with mires ( un-forested land with living peat-growing plants ) and stands of pine . Kurgalsky hosts large populations of migratory birds , including Whooper swans , Bewick 's swans , and Greylag goose
Lake Bolon & the mouths of the Selgon River & Simmi Rivers Khabarovsk Krai 49°35′N 136°5′E / 49.583°N 136.083°E / 49.583 ; 136.083 ( Lake Bolon ) Borders ( PP ) 538 O , L , Ts , U , Xp ( PDF ) IBA Lake Bolon is a large , complex floodplain lake in the Lower Amur River region . It is fed by the Selgon and Simmi Rivers in the Khabarovosk region of the Russian Far East . 80% of birds migrating through the Lower Amur region stop at Lake Bolon area , approximately 1 million per year . A wide variety of habitats are supported , including meadows , sedge and reedbeds , peat bogs , and birch forests . Rare fish are also supported
Lake Khanka Primorsky Krai 45°17′N 132°32′E / 45.283°N 132.533°E / 45.283 ; 132.533 ( Lake Khanka ) Borders ( PP ) 3,100 O , Tp,1-9 , W , Xf ( PDF ) IBA Lake Khanka is the largest lake in the Lower Amur River region of the Russian Far East . The site is a cross-border area on the northeast border of China . On the Chinese side it is called Xingkai Lake National Nature Reserve ; on the Russian side it is protected by the Khanka Nature Reserve . The area provides a stopover point for 1.5 - 2 million birds migrating each year between East Asia and the southeast to Australia .
Lake Manych-Gudilo Kalmykia & Rostov Oblast 45°42′N 42°50′E / 45.700°N 42.833°E / 45.700 ; 42.833 ( Lake Manych-Gudilo ) Borders ( PP ) 1,126 Q ( PDF ) IBA Lake Manych-Gudilo is a connected series of shallow salt lakes with many islands , located in the flat depression between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea about 200 km southeast of Rostov-on-Don . Situation among black-earth grasslands , the zooplankton and benthic aquatic life are abundant , supporting an important staging area for migrating birds , particularly geese and shorebirds . Much of the site is protected by the federal Chyornye Zemli Nature Reserve
Lake Udyl & the mouths of the Bichi Bitki & Pilda Rivers Khabarovsk Krai 52°9′N 139°51′E / 52.150°N 139.850°E / 52.150 ; 139.850 ( Lake Udyl ) Borders ( PP ) 576 O , L , Ts , U , Xp ( PDF ) IBA Lake Udyl is a 330 km2 freshwater lake , 200 km upstream from the mouth of the Amur River on the Sea of Okhotsk in the Russian Far East . The lake is shallow ( 2-3 meters in summer ) , with adjacent wet meadows and mires . It supports the largest population of the Swan goose and Stellar 's Sea Eagle in the Amur region
Lower Dvuobje Khanty-Mansi & Yamalo-Nenetsia 64°32′N 65°46′E / 64.533°N 65.767°E / 64.533 ; 65.767 ( Dvuobje ) Borders ( PP ) 5,400 Ts , P , O , W , Tp , M ( PDF )  Located on the Ob River floodplain , the largest floodplain in northern Eurasia , 100 km south of where the Ob opens into the Ob Gulf . The Ramsar site is split into three sectors to cover the mouths of tributary rivers . The extensive wetlands are an important breeding and molting ground for ducks and swans , and is an important feeding ground for sturgeon and whitefish
Moroshechnaya River Kamchatka Krai 56°21′N 156°15′E / 56.350°N 156.250°E / 56.350 ; 156.250 ( Moroshechnaya ) Borders ( PP ) 2,190 U , J , O , Tp , W , M ( PDF ) IBA Located on the west-central coast of the Kamchatka peninsula . The site covers the Moroshechnaya River valley , with many oxbow lakes and a saline lagoon on the Okhotsk Sea . The terrain is peat soil on loose Neogene rocks . Among the many breeding and molting birds is the largest population of the Bean goose ( Anser fabalis )
Mshinskaya Wetland system Leningrad Oblast 59°3′0″N 30°13′0″E / 59.05000°N 30.21667°E / 59.05000 ; 30.21667 ( Mshinskaya Wetland ) Borders ( PP ) 751 U , Xp , O , M ( PDF )  A bird sanctuary . Rare species of birds include osprey , golden eagle , white stork , black stork , black-throated loon , whooper swan , Eurasian curlew , Eurasian eagle-owl , and Eurasian bittern