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| Established: 1984 Area: 65,365 ha (654 km2) Buffer zone: 41,475 ha (415 km2) Contact information: Grigoriev, Evgeny Mikhailovich, Director Russia 694500, Sakhalinskaya oblast, pgt. Yuzhno-Kurilsk, ul. Zarechnaya 5, PO Box 42 Tel: (7-424-55) 2-15-86 |
A foggy shroud envelops the enchanted island of Kunashir, pierced only by the tops of menacing volcanoes. The fiery cones reach skyward, leaving the turbulent seas far below at their feet. Kunashir Island, half of which is protected by Kurilsky Zapovednik, is the southernmost link in a chain of volcanic islands reaching a thousand kilometers from Japan north to Kamchatka. The islands separate the icy waters of the Okhotsk Sea from the warmer Pacific Ocean. Emanating from the seas, salmon choke Kunashir’s pristine rivers in their fight to give life to new generations. Bears gather in force to reap the bounty of overcrowded rivers. Perhaps it is this abundance of resources -- from caviar to gold to thermal energy, that has kept the magical island of Kunashir in the political spotlight for more than a century. |
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Kurilsky Zapovednik
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