List of Ramsar sites in Russia

Columns: 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 )

Example questions:
For the location of the most widely distributed species of eagle , who was the first governor ? | For the northernmost location in country , what animal is found there that is brightly marked ? | What is the largest island of the Ramsar site providing waterfowl habitat ? | What species of bird has specialized salt glands and inhabits the Ramsar site with shallow waters reaching 300 meters ? | How much water is in the sea near the Ramsar site of Chernye Zemli Biosphere Reserve ?

Answers:
Vadim Gustov | Red-breasted Goose | Bolshoy Beryozovy | Sea duck | 547,000 km3