Seven Island Lake Nature Reserve
Seven Island Lake Nature Reserve (Polish: Rezerwat przyrody Jezioro Siedmiu Wysp) is a nature reserve established in 1956 around Oświn Lake in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.
| Seven Island Lake Nature Reserve | |
|---|---|
| Rezerwat przyrody Jezioro Siedmiu Wysp | |
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
| Location | Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland |
| Coordinates | 54°18′N 21°34′E |
| Area | 10.06 km2 (2,490 acres) |
| Established | 1956 |
| Official name | Lake of Seven Islands Nature Reserve |
| Designated | 3 January 1984 |
| Reference no. | 285[1] |
Geography
The reserve is located within Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in Gmina Węgorzewo of Węgorzewo County.
The area is an important breeding ground for water birds, and is both a Natura 2000 EU Special Protection Area, and a Ramsar site − one of 13 such sites in Poland.
The reserve covers an area of approximately 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi), consisting of about 3.5 km² of water bodies, 6 km² of marshland and 0.5 km² of forest.
See also
- Nature reserves in Poland
- Natura 2000 in Poland
- Ramsar sites in Poland
- Special Protection Areas in Poland
References
- "Lake of Seven Islands Nature Reserve". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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