Zyuratkul National Park | |
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Зюраткуль (национальный парк) | |
IUCN category II (
national park) | |
Location | Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia |
Coordinates | 54°50′56″N 58°56′26″E / 54.84889°N 58.94056°E |
Area | 882.49 km2 (340.73 sq mi) |
Established | 1993 |
Zyuratkul National Park ( Russian: Зюраткуль (национальный парк)) is a Russian national park established in 1993 in the southern part of Satkinsky Raion ( Chelyabinsk Oblast, Urals). The park lies about 30 km south of Satka and 200 km west of Chelyabinsk. [1]
Notable features include Zyuratkul lake, a rare mountainous body of water for the Urals 754 m above sea level, with a surface area of 13,2 km2 and a maximum depth of 8 m. Water is slightly mineralised (≈50 mg/L). Because of its clear water and spectacular landscape around, Zyuratkul' is often called "Ural Ritsa". [2]
Also remarkable is a number of mountain ranges, among them Zyuratkul' range (8 km in length, rising 1175 m in its highest point). Another range, Nurgush, is the highest point of Chelyabinsk Oblast with a height of 1406 m. [3]
Zyuratkul National Park | |
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Зюраткуль (национальный парк) | |
IUCN category II (
national park) | |
Location | Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia |
Coordinates | 54°50′56″N 58°56′26″E / 54.84889°N 58.94056°E |
Area | 882.49 km2 (340.73 sq mi) |
Established | 1993 |
Zyuratkul National Park ( Russian: Зюраткуль (национальный парк)) is a Russian national park established in 1993 in the southern part of Satkinsky Raion ( Chelyabinsk Oblast, Urals). The park lies about 30 km south of Satka and 200 km west of Chelyabinsk. [1]
Notable features include Zyuratkul lake, a rare mountainous body of water for the Urals 754 m above sea level, with a surface area of 13,2 km2 and a maximum depth of 8 m. Water is slightly mineralised (≈50 mg/L). Because of its clear water and spectacular landscape around, Zyuratkul' is often called "Ural Ritsa". [2]
Also remarkable is a number of mountain ranges, among them Zyuratkul' range (8 km in length, rising 1175 m in its highest point). Another range, Nurgush, is the highest point of Chelyabinsk Oblast with a height of 1406 m. [3]