Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve

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Lena Delta Nature Reserve (Template:Langx) is a Zapovednik (“scientific nature reserve”) located in the delta of the Lena River in Sakha Republic, in the far north of eastern Siberia, Russia. The reserve is divided into two subareas, and has a total land area of Template:Convert, making it one of the largest protected areas in Russia. The delta itself has a size of about Template:Convert, making it one of the largest in the world. It protects large concentrations of birds, including swans, geese and ducks, loons, shorebirds, raptors and gulls. It is also an important fish spawning site.

The Lena's main outlets are the Trofimov (70%), Bykov and Olenek. Nearby is the settlement of Tiksi, the administrative center of Bulunsky District, on the Bykov channel.

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Lena Delta false-color composite satellite image

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