Kivach Nature Reserve
Kivach Nature Reserve is a Russian 'zapovednik' established in 1931 to study and protect taiga of the Republic of Karelia. The site includes the famous 10.4 meter Kivach waterfall on the Suna River.Photo: Vsatinet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kivach and Vikshitsa.
Kivach Nature Reserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: natural reserve in Republic of Karelia including the Kivach waterfall
- Categories: protected area, protected area of Russia, and recreation area
- Location: Karelia, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
62.298° or 62° 17′ 53″ northLongitude
33.9148° or 33° 54′ 53″ eastInception
June 11th, 1931Open location code
9GJM7WX7+5WOpenStreetMap ID
way 431854977OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q1998125
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Satellite Map
Discover Kivach Nature Reserve from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bashkir to Russian—“Kivach Nature Reserve” goes by many names.
- Bashkir: “Кивач (ҡурсаулыҡ)”
- Bashkir: “Кивач”
- Dutch: “Zapovednik Kivatsj”
- Finnish: “Kivatsun luonnonpuisto”
- Finnish: “Kivatsun luonnonsuojelualue”
- French: “Réserve naturelle de Kivatch”
- German: “Kiwatsch”
- German: “Naturschutzgebiet Kiwatsch”
- Lithuanian: “Kivačo rezervatas”
- Persian: “ذخیرهگاه طبیعی کیواچ”
- Russian: “Заповедник Кивач”
- Russian: “Кивач”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Лаголампи and Kivach Falls.
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