Swan Islands ( Ukrainian: Swan Islands ) is a protected area in Crimea located on the Swan Islands in Karkinitsky Bay , in the territory of the Razdolnensky District . The area is 9612 hectares. Located in the northwest of the Crimean peninsula. Adjacent to the reserve is the Karkinitsky ornithological reserve with an area of 27,646 hectares.
| Swan islands | |
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| Ukrainian Swan Island | |
 Islands - a place of massive nesting | |
| IUCN Category IV (Species or Habitat Management Territory) | |
| basic information | |
| Square | 9612 ha |
| Established | 1949 year |
| Management organization | Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia |
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| A country |
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| Regions | Republic of Crimea , Autonomous Republic of Crimea |
| Nearest town | Krasnoperekopsk |
The Karkinitsky Gulf, which is part of the reserve, has the status of wetlands of international importance, according to the Ramsar Convention with a special protective regime.
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History
The islands got their name from the German scientist Browler, who visited here at the end of the 19th century, saw a huge number of white mute swans and considered that their nesting sites were located there.
The territory was first reserved in 1947 . In 1949, it became a branch of the Crimean Reserve (the future Crimean Nature Reserve ). From the very beginning, the main area of work is the protection of birds. Since the beginning of the 50s of the XX century it has become a research base for ornithologists. The discharge of part of the fresh Dnieper water into the Karnikitsky Bay through channels and collectors also increased the food supply of the islands, which attracted even more birds [2] .
It was under the jurisdiction of the State Administration of Affairs ( Ukrainian State Administration on the right ) until 2014. After the annexation of Crimea to the Russian Federation, the Crimean Nature Reserve, including the Swan Islands, was transferred to the Federal State Budget Institution “Crimea Complex” of the Administrative Department of the President of the Russian Federation [3] . In 2018, the Government of the Russian Federation granted Swan Islands the status of a state nature reserve and excluded it from the Crimean Nature Reserve (transformed into a national park ). Since that time, the reserve has been assigned to the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia [4] .
Geography and climate
Swan islands are located off the northwestern coast of Crimea in the Karkinitsky Gulf of the Black Sea . The reserve includes 6 islands, stretching for 8 km along the coast of Crimea from the south-west to north-east. The islands from Crimea and each other are separated by shallow straits. These small islands are composed of sand-shell sediments and are subject to constant changes in their configuration. From time to time, even a change in the number of islands occurs. The height of the islands above sea level does not exceed 1-2 meters. The largest of the islands is the fourth: about 3.5 km in length, and about 350 m in width. The strictly protected part of the islands covers an area of 52 hectares. The climate is temperate continental , arid. Summer is dry, hot, winter is mild, with little snow with frequent thaws. In particularly severe winters, the straits between the islands and the Crimea freeze.
Nature Reserve
Natural conditions - shallow water, an abundance of plant and animal food - attract many birds, mainly waterfowl. The creation of the reserve favorably affected the number and diversity of registered bird species [2] .
Notes
- ↑ This geographical feature is located on the territory of the Crimean Peninsula , most of which is the subject of territorial disagreements between Russia , which controls the disputed territory, and Ukraine , within the borders of which the disputed territory is recognized by the international community. According to the federal structure of Russia , the subjects of the Russian Federation are located in the disputed territory of Crimea - the Republic of Crimea and the city of federal significance Sevastopol . According to the administrative division of Ukraine , the regions of Ukraine are located in the disputed territory of Crimea - the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city with special status Sevastopol .
- ↑ 1 2 Great White Heron Egretta alba - a new breeding species of Crimea - topic of a scientific article on biology, read the text of the research work in the electronic library for free
- ↑ The presidential state jobs and the largest reserve of Crimea were combined into one enterprise under the leadership of ex-mayor Alupka Karnaukh . Kryminform. Date of appeal September 20, 2018.
- ↑ Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of September 13, 2018 No. 1091 “On the Creation of Specially Protected Natural Territories of Federal Importance in the Republic of Crimea” . The official Internet portal of legal information (September 20, 2018). Date of appeal September 20, 2018.
Links
- Page of the Swan Islands on the site of the Crimean reserve
- Crimean nature reserve on the website of the State Administration of Ukraine (in Ukrainian) (inaccessible link) . Archived July 4, 2007.
- Crimean nature reserve (Ukrainian)
- Swan islands - kingdom of birds (Inaccessible link) . Archived March 4, 2016.
- Swan Islands Nature Reserve
- Swan islands - natural monument