Kalevalsky National Park (Russian: Калевальский) covers one of the last old-growth boreal pine forest in Europe. It is situated on the border between Russia and Finland at about the midpoint from south to north. The park is located in the Republic of Karelia, 30 km north of the town of Kostomuksha.[1][2] The Kalevala, an epic poem of Finnish and Karelian oral folklore, was drawn from this region.[3] The traditional people of the area include the Sami people and the Karelians.
The territory of the park is on the southeast of the Baltic Shield, which contains the oldest rocks in Europe (3 billion year-ol Precambrian crystalline granites, gneisses, and similar), covered by a very young layer (20–30 meters) of glacial deposits. During the recent Pleistocene glaciation, heavy continental ice sheets scoured and depressed the region, leaving as they melted a flat landscape of lakes and rivers. The western portion of the park is mostly flat (and generally waterlogged) forest, while the eastern section has more hills and ridges; the altitude in the park ranges between 105 meters and 278 meters.[3] Due to the valuable mineral profile, mining is the main industry in the area, with logging also important.
The park records 250 streams, and 400 lakes. Only about 100 of the lakes has an area greater than 10 hectares. The cover of the park is 85% forest, 9% marsh, and 6% lakes and rivers. The wetland systems are complex, and peat underlies much of the territory, in parts reaching a depth in some bogs of 6 meters. The forest are mostly pine, with about 10% spruce, and some small stands of birch and aspen on the sites of former farms.[4]
Kalevalsky National Park borders (green), Finnish border (purple)
Climateedit
The climate of Kalevalsky is Subarctic climate, without dry season (Köppen climate classificationSubarctic climate (Dfc)). This climate is characterized by mild summers (only 1–3 months above 10 °C (50.0 °F)) and cold, snowy winters (coldest month below −3 °C (26.6 °F)).[5][6] The number of days with snow cover is 170-180; the number of frost-free days is 80–95 days.[4]
The terrestrial ecoregion of Kalevansky is Scandinavian and Russian taiga (WWF ID#608), a region characterized by coniferous forests taiga.[7] The freshwater ecoregion is classified as "Barents Sea Drainages" (FEOW ID#407), characterized by migratory species, low levels of endemism, and high numbers of species introduced by humans. FEOW notes that "The fish fauna is formed from immigrants of Atlantic and Siberian origins with only a weak assemblage of primary freshwater European species; thus, a "mixed" nature of the fish fauna is its main distinguishing feature".[8]
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^"Kalevalsky National Park". Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
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^ ab"Kalevalsky National Park". Voinitsa.ru. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
^Kottek, M.; Grieser, J.; Beck, C.; Rudolf, B.; Rubel, F. (2006). "World Map of Koppen-Geiger Climate Classification Updated" (PDF). Gebrüder Borntraeger 2006. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
^"Dataset - Koppen climate classifications". World Bank. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
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^"Barents Sea Drainages". Freshwater Ecoregions of the World (FEOW). Retrieved December 31, 2015.
External linksedit
The Green Belt of Fennoscandia
Republic of Karelia - Official Site Regarding Kalevalsky
Map of Kalevalsky National Park (Official Park Site)
Photo Gallery of Kalevalsky Development (European Commission)
Official Kalevalsky National Park Twitter page
Green Belt of Fennoscandia
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January 01, 1970
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Kalevalsky National Park Russian Kalevalskij covers one of the last old growth boreal pine forest in Europe It is situated on the border between Russia and Finland at about the midpoint from south to north The park is located in the Republic of Karelia 30 km north of the town of Kostomuksha 1 2 The Kalevala an epic poem of Finnish and Karelian oral folklore was drawn from this region 3 The traditional people of the area include the Sami people and the Karelians Kalevalsky National ParkKalevalskij Russian IUCN category II national park Venehjarvi village Sudnozero in Kalavalsky National ParkLocation of ParkLocationRepublic of KareliaNearest cityKostomukshaCoordinates64 59 N 30 13 E 64 983 N 30 217 E 64 983 30 217Area74 400 hectares 183 846 acres 744 km2 287 sq mi Established2007 2007 Governing bodyMinistry of Natural Resources and Environment Russia WebsiteMNRR site Contents 1 Topography 2 Climate 3 Ecoregion 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksTopography editThe territory of the park is on the southeast of the Baltic Shield which contains the oldest rocks in Europe 3 billion year ol Precambrian crystalline granites gneisses and similar covered by a very young layer 20 30 meters of glacial deposits During the recent Pleistocene glaciation heavy continental ice sheets scoured and depressed the region leaving as they melted a flat landscape of lakes and rivers The western portion of the park is mostly flat and generally waterlogged forest while the eastern section has more hills and ridges the altitude in the park ranges between 105 meters and 278 meters 3 Due to the valuable mineral profile mining is the main industry in the area with logging also important The park records 250 streams and 400 lakes Only about 100 of the lakes has an area greater than 10 hectares The cover of the park is 85 forest 9 marsh and 6 lakes and rivers The wetland systems are complex and peat underlies much of the territory in parts reaching a depth in some bogs of 6 meters The forest are mostly pine with about 10 spruce and some small stands of birch and aspen on the sites of former farms 4 nbsp Kalevalsky National Park borders green Finnish border purple Climate editThe climate of Kalevalsky is Subarctic climate without dry season Koppen climate classification Subarctic climate Dfc This climate is characterized by mild summers only 1 3 months above 10 C 50 0 F and cold snowy winters coldest month below 3 C 26 6 F 5 6 The number of days with snow cover is 170 180 the number of frost free days is 80 95 days 4 Kostomuksha Republic of Karelia Russia Climate chart explanation J F M A M J J A S O N D 1 3 15 1 1 1 16 1 1 2 27 10 1 3 38 22 1 7 51 34 2 5 63 46 2 8 67 51 3 62 48 2 5 51 39 2 1 38 30 2 27 18 1 5 19 7 Average max and min temperatures in F Precipitation totals in inchesSource climate date org Metric conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D 33 10 17 28 9 17 30 3 12 33 3 6 43 11 1 64 17 8 71 20 11 76 17 9 64 10 4 53 4 1 51 3 8 38 7 14 Average max and min temperatures in C Precipitation totals in mmEcoregion editThe terrestrial ecoregion of Kalevansky is Scandinavian and Russian taiga WWF ID 608 a region characterized by coniferous forests taiga 7 The freshwater ecoregion is classified as Barents Sea Drainages FEOW ID 407 characterized by migratory species low levels of endemism and high numbers of species introduced by humans FEOW notes that The fish fauna is formed from immigrants of Atlantic and Siberian origins with only a weak assemblage of primary freshwater European species thus a mixed nature of the fish fauna is its main distinguishing feature 8 See also editProtected areas of Russia Republic of KareliaReferences edit Kalevalsky National Park PA Russia Retrieved December 30 2015 Kalevalsky National Park Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation Retrieved December 30 2015 a b Ecology of Karelia petsru ru Retrieved December 31 2015 a b Kalevalsky National Park Voinitsa ru Retrieved December 31 2015 Kottek M Grieser J Beck C Rudolf B Rubel F 2006 World Map of Koppen Geiger Climate Classification Updated PDF Gebruder Borntraeger 2006 Retrieved September 14 2019 Dataset Koppen climate classifications World Bank Retrieved September 14 2019 Scandinavian and Russian taiga Encyclopedia of the Earth Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved December 31 2015 Barents Sea Drainages Freshwater Ecoregions of the World FEOW Retrieved December 31 2015 External links editThe Green Belt of Fennoscandia Republic of Karelia Official Site Regarding Kalevalsky Map of Kalevalsky National Park Official Park Site Photo Gallery of Kalevalsky Development European Commission Official Kalevalsky National Park Twitter page Aerial video of Kalevalsky National Park Green Belt of Fennoscandia nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kalevalsky National Park Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kalevalsky National Park amp oldid 1212804010, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
