Russia
The Great Vasyugan Mire
The Great Vasyugan Mire is the largest swamp of the northern hemisphere. It lies at the watershed of the Ob and Irtysh rivers. The landscape consists of peat bogs and forested bogs. It is 8,000-11,000 years old. Mammals such as elk, brown bear, lynx, sable, squirrels are very common.
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- Full Name
- The Great Vasyugan Mire (ID: 5114)
- Country
- Russia
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On tentative list 2007
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History of The Great Vasyugan Mire
- 2008: Revision
- Inscribed as WHS for only cultural criteria
- 2007: Added to Tentative List
- Added to tentative list
- Criteria
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- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
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